{UAH} KALE KAYIHURA MATEK OPOK HAS A QUESTION FOR YOU SIR

Just wonder...does Uganda also help the US recruit it's police officers? If the US why not the Brits or the French or the South Africans or the Germans, Australians, Canadians like Edward Mulindwa?

 

US involvement is a text book case of "neo colonialism" 

 

MK

US experts to assist police in recruitment

By Andrew Bagala

Posted  Monday, January 13  2014 at  02:00

IN SUMMARY

The team is expected to guide officers in selecting recruits.

Kampala.

At least five United States experts are in the country to help the police recruit 3,500 officers, an exercise that starts today.
Police is expected to recruit 500 police cadets today in 16 centres around the country and later in the week examine applicants to become part of the 3,000 probation police constables.

The police spokesperson, Ms Judith Nabakooba, confirmed the development, saying the US would help them get the best candidates.
“They are training our officers who are going to participate in the recruitment drive. The experts are training our officers on how to carryout interviews,” Ms Nabakooba said yesterday.

The experts are said to be funded by the US government.
Applicants for the cadet course are supposed to be between 18 and 30 years of age and have a minimum qualification of a degree from a government-recognised university.

Requirements
Candidates from the probation police constable are supposed to have attained minimum of a certificate in Uganda Advanced Certificate Examination or its equivalent.

Ms Nabakooba said the applicants should be ready to face physical tests. 
“Often times, applicants come dressed in office wear and some women in high heeled foot wear so they fail go for physical exercises,” she said.
According to advertisements, the police will not pay the recruits while undergoing mandatory nine-months training. 
In 2012, police cadets nearly went on strike after police management declined to pay them salary for the first nine months of training. 
Police human resource managers said they could not pay thenm since they were still on training.

Although officers are supposed to undergo training for nine months, sometimes they spend more than two years in training schools. 
The recruitment will increase the number of police officers in the country to 46,500.

The force needs at least 65,000 police officers to meet the UN standard of one police officer for every 500 people but resources for such a number remains a challenge. 
Police boss Kale Kayihura recently said they needed more officers to ensure that the 2016 general elections are peaceful.

abagala@ug.nationmedia.com

 

           Thé Mulindwas Communication Group
"With Yoweri Museveni and Dr. Kiiza Besigye Uganda is in anarchy"
           Kuungana Mulindwa Mawasiliano Kikundi
"Pamoja na Yoweri Museveni na Dk. Kiiza Besigye Uganda ni katika machafuko"