Adjumani | Ten people have been disqualified from the ongoing Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) recruitment in Adjumani district.
The ten presented forged academic documents, while hundreds were turned away because they were not selected for the interviews.
During the recruitment process, which took place Monday at Paridi Stadium, 73 candidates were shortlisted, and only 40 were chosen after a thorough review of academic documents, including medical tests.
Captain Kato Ahmed Hassan, Public Information Officer of the 4th Division headquarters and spokesperson for recruitment team six in the northern region, stated that the exercise was intended to be transparent and to identify qualified candidates.
He said that police would be conducting additional inquiries into the 10 candidates who had submitted forged documents.
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“We shortlisted 73 candidates, but out of the 73, we have only selected 40, and that is why the screening was thorough,” Kato said.
Some of the candidates disqualified do not have their original national identity cards, while others are presented with medical conditions.
While briefing the candidates, Col Peter Musherure, team leader of the recruitment, stated that the requirements to qualify include being a Ugandan with a national identity card and presenting a senior four certificate.
He also stated that they are looking for people of sound mind and discipline, and that anyone who qualifies will be immediately accepted for training.
However, Adjumani Resident District Commissioner Peter Taban Data informed journalists that five people who had been shortlisted did not attend the exercise for unknown reasons.
Additionally, according to him, Adjumani district was granted an additional 32 slots, particularly for young people who received training at the Madi sub-region’s presidential industrial hub in Oli.
“These 36 are people who graduated from the hub and did welding and metal fabrication, building and construction, and carpentry and joinery, these will be placed under the engineering brigade.
“Those who finished senior six have been encouraged to apply online and their process is still ongoing,” the RDC said.
He noted that the president’s vision is to strengthen the current engineering brigade so that it can complete all government construction projects.
On May 20, 2024, the UPDF announced plans to recruit 9,627 infantry soldiers in ten different zones across the country beginning July 1, 2024.
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