Public Safety Software for Rwanda

Rwanda National Police (RNP) — Unified Command Across 5 Provinces

Rwanda National Police (RNP) operates across 5 provinces (Kigali City, Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western), 30 districts, and 416 sectors with over 20,000 officers. Specialized units include the Criminal Investigation Division (CID), Traffic Police, Tourism Police, Special Operations Unit (SOU), and Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU).

KabatOne provides unified CAD/incident management integrating provincial operations centers with the Kigali National Command Center, real-time shift deployment across all 416 sectors, and crime intelligence dashboards aligned with Rwanda's National Security Strategy.

Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) — National Defence & Peacekeeping Operations

Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF) — Rwanda Army (RA), Rwanda Air Force (RAF), and reserves — protect DRC/Burundi/Uganda/Tanzania borders and contribute over 6,000 peacekeepers to AU and UN missions in Somalia (AMISOM/ATMIS), CAR, Sudan, and Mali. RDF also deploys for domestic disaster response.

KabatOne supports RDF C2 functions with georeferenced operational maps of border zones, multi-agency coordination with RNP/DGIE/NSS, secure communications, and overseas peacekeeping mission tracking dashboards.

MIDIMAR/REMA — Disaster Management & Virunga Volcanoes

The Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs (MIDIMAR) and Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) coordinate response to landslides (Western/Northern Province), Rift Valley flooding, and volcanic threats. The Virunga volcanoes — including Karisimbi (4,507 m) in Rwanda and Nyiragongo (active, 3,470 m) across the DRC/Goma border — present seismic and volcanic risks to northwestern Rwanda.

Lake Kivu stores large reserves of dissolved methane and CO₂; ContourGlobal KivuWatt generates 25 MW by extracting this gas. KabatOne integrates seismic/volcanic alerts from the Goma Volcanological Observatory (OVG), lake-level monitoring, and Rubavu/Rusizi evacuation plans with RNP-RDF-MIDIMAR multi-agency response protocols.

Kigali Smart City — CCTV, Traffic Management & Africa's Tech Hub

Kigali, consistently ranked as Africa's cleanest and safest city, operates a Kigali Safe City program with thousands of CCTV cameras integrated with RNP, smart traffic management at major intersections, and the Kigali Green City/KCC as the engine of the Innovation District. Rwanda has over 95% nationwide 4G/LTE fiber coverage and is deploying 5G.

KabatOne integrates with Kigali Safe City CCTV for real-time situational awareness, correlates Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) data for traffic emergency management, and supports the Kigali Convention Centre (KCC) and CHOGM/AU events with security coordination.

Critical Infrastructure — Energy, Airport & EAC Corridor

Rwanda Energy Group (REG)/Energy Utility Corporation (RECO) manages the national power grid with ~260 MW installed capacity, including Rukarara hydropower, Nyabarongo I/II, Jabana II, and Gigawatt Global solar parks. The new Bugesera International Airport (BK) — designed for 1.8 million passengers initially, expanding to 14 million — will complement Kigali International Airport (KGL) as the EAC aviation hub.

Rwanda's RNRA/ONATRACOM road network connects Kigali–Gatuna (Uganda/EAC), Kigali–Rusumo (Tanzania/TAZARA), Kigali–Akanyaru (Burundi), and Kigali–Goma/Gisenyi (DRC) corridors. Rwanda Railways connects to the Central Corridor Tanzania/Dar es Salaam. KabatOne monitors these critical transport corridors with ANPR, video, and unified asset management.

Border Management — Gatuna, Rusumo, Akanyaru/Nemba & Goma/Gisenyi

Rwanda shares borders with Uganda to the north (Gatuna/Katuna — one of the busiest EAC crossings), Tanzania to the east (Rusumo — Tanzania Northern Corridor), Burundi to the south (Akanyaru/Nemba and Kanyaru/Bugarama), and the Democratic Republic of Congo to the west (Goma/Gisenyi, Cyangugu/Bukavu, and other Lake Kivu crossings).

KabatOne integrates the Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration (DGIE) with real-time ANPR feeds, shared watchlists with Interpol/EAC, cross-border early warning from MONUSCO (DRC), and EAC Free Movement Protocol flow analytics.

Regulatory Compliance — Data Protection, Cybersecurity & Procurement

Rwanda enforces Law No. 058/2021 on Personal Data Protection and Privacy, overseen by the National Cyber Security Authority (NCSA) and Rwanda Computer Security Incident Response Team (RwandaCSIRT). Cybersecurity Law No. 014/2016 and RURA guidelines for public safety telecommunications govern government ICT deployments.

Public procurement follows Law No. 12/2007 (amended by Law No. 05/2013), overseen by the Rwanda Public Procurement Authority (RPPA), using the Rwanda e-Procurement Portal. Rwanda adheres to World Bank/AfDB procurement frameworks for donor-funded projects aligned with Vision 2050/NST1.

KabatOne is structured to meet NCSA data sovereignty requirements, end-to-end encryption standards, data localisation under Law No. 058/2021, and RPPA competitive procurement procedures for public safety contracts.

Vision 2050 / NST1 — Rwanda as Africa's Digital Hub

Rwanda's Vision 2050 and National Strategy for Transformation 1 (NST1 2017-2024) prioritise public safety digitalisation, Kigali smart city expansion, and Rwanda's positioning as the continental leader in ICT, fintech, and data security. Rwanda is a founding member of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and East African Community (EAC), with visa-free treaties with over 50 African countries.

KabatOne aligns with NST1/Vision 2050 as next-generation public safety digital infrastructure, interoperable with Rwanda Information Society Authority (RISA), Kigali Innovation City (KIC), Momo mobile payment service, and Rwanda Data Portal government data integration standards.