HOAX: Uganda Police Force is not recruiting election polling constables
This Facebook post claiming that the Uganda Police Force is recruiting special elections polling constables is a HOAX.
The advertisement claims that the Force is accepting applications between 10 and 25 October 2025, to be submitted through district police commanders (DPCs) to regional and headquarters offices.
It also outlines purported recruitment requirements, including an application letter addressed to the inspector general of police (IGP), recommendation letters from local leaders, and a minimum education level of Primary Leaving Education (PLE).
The Uganda Police Force has dismissed the advertisement as fake and urged the public to disregard it, advising citizens to rely solely on the police’s official website and verified social media channels for authentic recruitment updates.
Furthermore, the advert’s format, language errors, and unofficial publication channels indicate it is a hoax, as no such recruitment notice has been issued through the Force’s official platforms.
PesaCheck has looked into a Facebook post claiming that the Uganda Police Force is recruiting special elections polling constables and found it to be a HOAX.
This post is part of an ongoing series of PesaCheck fact-checks examining content marked as potential misinformation on Facebook and other social media platforms.
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This fact-check was written by Senior PesaCheck fact-checker Pius Enywaru and edited by PesaCheck senior copy editor Mary Mutisya.
The article was approved for publication by PesaCheck chief copy editor, Stephen Ndegwa.
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