Police release list of cadet recruits

Fred Enanga, Police spokesperson. Photo by Rachel Mabala

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Requirement. The successful candidates are expected to report for training on June 1.

NATIONWIDE. Police have released a list of recruits drafted as cadets into the Force in an exercise conducted early this year.
The list pinned on notice boards at regional police stations yesterday indicated that the cadets are supposed to report to Masindi Police Training School, Kabalye, on June 1 for training. The list released yesterday included names from central, west, east and West Nile regions. Names from Kyoga East (Soroti) and Aswa (Gulu) regions hadn’t been pinned up by yesterday.
At least 500 police cadets were selected across the country.
Police have not issued an official announcement of the recruits or written to the cadets formally despite the training starting in four days’ time. A police notice indicated that the lists were to be uploaded on their website but there was no list by press time.
Police spokesman Fred Enanga said they have already sent announcements to media houses.
Districts with big populations were given between 10 and 13 slots while those with small populations were given between two and three slots.
The list of the 3,000 police probation constables (PPCs) has not been publicised despite the fact that they are supposed to report on June 8. “PPCs’ list is still in the offing because of some delays somewhere. I promise it will also be on our website and stations as soon as possible,” Mr Enanga said.
At least 20,000 people participated in the recruitment exercise to fill the cadet and PPCs slots.
The minimum academic requirement for PPCs is Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education and each earns Shs250,000 per month.
Applicants for cadets must have a degree and are to earn Shs450,000.
The new recruits will bring police numbers to about 53,000.
Gen Kale Kayihura, the police chief, recently said he wants to meet the United Nations standard ratio of one police officer per 500 people, which means the Force’s strength should be 70,000 officers.
Uganda’s ratio is currently one police officer per 759 people but most of the officers are deployed in urban areas.
Police management anticipates using some of these recruits to safeguard the 2016 general elections.

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