Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six suspects are in police custody for alleged impersonation during the just concluded police probation constable recruitment exercise in the Lango sub-region. During the recruitment exercise, candidates were required to present their original identification and education documents. They were later subjected to a screening exercise …
Read More »Applicants for police recruitment in Oyam turned away due to lack qualifications
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eighty-three percent of the people who presented themselves for recruitment into the Uganda Police Force as Probationary Police Constables (PPCs) in Oyam district were found to be too old or too under-educated for the police training. Some didn’t even have National Identity Cards and presented …
Read More »Why Parliament has directed a halt to police recruitment
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker Rebecca Kadaga, has directed government to nullify the just concluded recruitment of police officers, after Members of Parliament reported irregularities in the exercise. Kadaga said she was concerned that all MPs who had contributed on the matter during Thursday’s plenary sitting had …
Read More »Hundreds miss out on police recruitment in Rwizi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 400 people who turned up in Mbarara for recruitment into the police force for Rwizi region were on Monday turned away. 255 police constables are needed for the region with Mbarara having 59 slots, Kirihura with 43, Isingiro 64, Ntungamo 59 and …
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