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UPDF recruitment team arrests 13 over forged applicant cards at Kakindu Stadium, Jinja City

Corruption & Abuse of Office Official claim Jinja Aug 2026 (day not reported) Severity: 3/5

The UPDF recruitment team intercepted 13 people at Kakindu Stadium in Jinja South Division during the army's recruitment exercise, according to Brig Gen Peter Gaitano Emola, the Busoga recruitment overseer. He said the suspects used forged applicant cards bearing the names of screened applicants who had not turned up, and that they were handed to police for questioning.

Official claim: These are the figures given by UPDF (Brig Gen Peter Gaitano Emola, recruitment overseer for Busoga); they could not be checked independently.

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13 arrested or detained

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