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Police to Recruit 100,000 Special Constables for 2026 Elections

17 October, 2025
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The Uganda Police Force (UPF) has begun preparations to recruit 100,000 Special Police Constables (SPCs) to be deployed at polling stations nationwide in the general elections to be held in January next year.


The recruitment drive, announced by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Abas Byakagaba, has already commenced with the identification and training of police personnel who will oversee the recruitment exercise across the country.

According to IGP Byakagaba, all polling station personnel will be recruited and deployed in their areas of residence to ensure orderliness inside polling stations on voting days. Justice Simon Byabakama, the head of the Electoral Commission, notes that Uganda currently has 34,344 polling stations.

Diana Nandawula, the Deputy Police Spokesperson, said once the process to identify the police officers who will conduct the recruitment exercise and the recruitment centres is done, the announcement inviting the interested applicants will be made.   

IGP Byakagaba emphasized that the police are fully prepared to secure the 2026 general elections, with adequate personnel and equipment. 

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