Rwanda and Namibia have inked an implementation framework and action plan to operationalise a Memorandum of Understanding on correctional cooperation they had signed earlier this year. The signing took place this week during a two-day official visit to Namibia by Rwanda Correctional Service Commissioner General Evariste Murenzi, at the invitation of his counterpart, Namibian Correctional Service Commissioner General Raphael T. Hamunyela. ALSO READ: Namibia eager to learn from Rwanda’s digitised justice system During the visit, the two officials inked the framework outlining collaboration in several areas, including training and staff development, security intervention techniques, and the exchange of information on correctional management and offender rehabilitation. The partnership also covers social reintegration programmes and technical cooperation in fields such as biogas technology and food production. Murenzi and his delegation also toured the Lucius Sumbwanyambe Mahoto Correctional Service Training College, reviewing programs in basic correctional training, administration, operations, leadership, and other areas identified for joint work, including curriculum development, research, talent management, and secondment of instructors. ALSO READ:Rwanda, Namibia correctional services sign cooperation agreement The visit builds on wider Rwanda–Namibia cooperation established under a General Cooperation Agreement signed during the African Union Summit in February 2023 and signals both countries’ intention to deepen institutional ties within the corrections sector. The newly signed framework paves the way for both correctional services to accelerate cooperation in several operational areas, including capacity-building for staff, specialized security techniques, and the exchange of expertise on inmate rehabilitation and correctional management.
