The Ministry of the Interior is mandated to ensure internal security, as well as the maintenance of law and order in the country.

In collaboration with its Agencies, this task has been undertaken by providing an appreciable level of security over the past years. The successes achieved in the socio-economic sphere of the nation and the realization of Government’s plans and programmes under the Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy (GPRS) as well as the various Presidential Special Initiatives (PSIs) was largely achieved because the country had experienced a relatively safe and secure environment.