STORY: AMISOM Police partner with the Somali Police

Force to Secure University Entry Examinations in Somalia

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DATELINE: 24/MAY/2018, MOGADISHU,BAIDOA, SOMALIA

SHOT LIST
1. Wide shot, AMISOM Police protecting the building where the examination is
taking place
2. Close up shot, AMISOM Police securing the outside perimeter where the
examination is taking place
3. Med shot, AMISOM Police securing the outside perimeter where the
examination is taking place
4. Med shot, SP Philip Mukasa, AMISOM Police PIO and Somali Police officer
incharge at the examination center interacting with the students
5. Med shot, AMISOM Police and Somali Police officers interacting outside the
building where examinations are taking place
6. Med shot, an invigilator handing out examination papers to the students
7. Wide shot, students writing exams
8. Med shot, student writing exams
9. Close up shot, student writing on the exam paper
10. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) SP PHILIP MUKASA, AMISOM POLICE PIO
“We were requested by the Somali Police Force to assist in providing security
in the examination centers. We have been working closely with the SPF in
securing this area (examination center). So, we are deployed inside and
outside of this area”

11. Wide shot, students writing exams

12. Close up shot, students writing exams
13. Med shot, students writing exams
14. SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) ABDIFATAH BARRE ISAACK, STUDENT FROM SUPER
COMMERCIAL SECONDARY SCHOOL IN MOGADISHU
“As a result of the relative peace and steady progress on security and political
aspects, the government of Somalia has streamlined the process of the
National Examination and everything is being updated,”

15. Wide shot, venue of examination, secured by AMISOM Police

16. Close up shot, signage venue of the examination taking place
17. Med shot, AMISOM Police officers patrolling at the exam venue
18. Med shot, AMISOM Police officer standing guard at the exam venue
19. Med sot, AMISOM Police officer standing guard at the exam venue
20. Wide shot, AMISOM Police Officer patrolling at the venue of the
examinations
21. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) TRESPHORD KASALE, AMISOM POLICE
COORDINATING OFFICER FOR SOUTHWEST STATE
“we are here to ensure that we mentor, we advise our officers on how to go
about this when providing such security to our children who are writing the
exams.”

22. Wide shot, AMISOM Police securing the examination venue in Baidoa,
Southwest State
23. Close up shot, name of the center where examination is taking place
24. Med shot, AMISOM Police securing the examination venue in Baidoa,
Southwest State
25. Wide shot, students writing exams in Baidoa
26. Med shot, students writing exams in Baidoa
27. Close up shot, student writing exams in Baidoa
28. SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) MANO MOHAMED NOOR, HEADMISTRESS,
ABDALLA DEROW PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL IN BAIDOA
“The school is privileged to be among examination centers where the exams
are conducted for three consecutive years since it is located at the heart of
the town with good security and ample space. Now, 260 students are sitting
for national exams in this school”.
29. Med shot, AMISOM Police officers and Somali Police officers guarding the
center
30. Med shot, AMISOM Police officers guarding the center
31. SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) FARHIYA YUSSUF MOHAMED, CANDIDATE IN
BAIDOA
“This is the second day of the examinations; we have very happy with the
exams. I hope our school will take the first position of all South West schools.
The examinations are going on well”.

32. Med shot, students interacting at the exam center

STORY

AMISOM Police Partner with the Somali Police Force to Secure University
Entry Examinations in Somalia

Mogadishu - The Unified National Examinations for university entry ended

successfully in most schools across Somalia, with a record 27-thousand
students registered for the exams.
The number represents an increase by 4-thousand, the number of students
who will have sat for this year’s centralized examinations, which were re-
introduced in 2015, after a 25-year interval, due to the protracted civil war.

Secondary students in Galmudug, South West, Hirshabelle, Jubbaland and

Banadir regions were examined in more than 120 designated centers across
the country, in examinations that started last Saturday, with the exception of
Hiiraan region, where massive flooding has caused displacements and
resulted in a humanitarian crisis.

The police component of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM)

partnered with the Somali Police Force in the capital Mogadishu and in
Baidoa, the administrative capital of South West state, to secure the exams.

“We were requested by the Somali Police Force to assist in providing security
in the examination centers. We have been working closely with the SPF in
securing this area (examination center). So, we are deployed inside and
outside of this area,” SP Philip Mukasa, the AMISOM Police Public
Information Officer explained.

Security support from AMISOM, aimed to protect the integrity of the

examinations and secure candidates from unwanted disruptions by militant
groups.

Tresphord Kasale, the AMISOM Police Coordinating Officer for Southwest

state said partnership between AMISOM Police and their Somali counterparts
was part of the mentorship programme, provided for by the Mission’s
mandate.

“We are here to ensure that we mentor and advise them on how to go about
this (securing exam centers), when providing such security to students who
are writing exams” Kasale said.

The existing peace and stability brought about by the presence of the African
Union forces, has brought back normalcy to the Horn of Africa country and
enabled the strengthening of institutions, which broke down during the civil
war. The AU Mission in Somalia is committed to securing the country, until
the complete transition of the security responsibility to the local forces.

END