Interviews for 2,500 police officers on parole postponed by national census

The police have postponed the recruitment process for probation officers due to the upcoming national population census.

The 2024 National Population and Housing Census (NHPC), according to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (Ubos), will be conducted from May 10 to 19 with May 9 being the census night.

More than 120,000 Ubos employees will go door-to-door to capture data from Ugandans.

The government announced May 10 as a public holiday to allow Ugandans to stay at home and facilitate data capture by Ubos staff.

Deputy police spokesperson Claire Nabakka said probation officers who were supposed to have interviews on May 10 were moved to May 11, and those on May 11 were moved to May 12, May 12 they were transferred to the next day.

However, Ms Nabakka noted that the interview dates of May 6-9 are not affected and will continue as planned.
The police plan to recruit at least 2,500 probation officers aged between 18 and 23 to increase their staff in the country.
The national population census is carried out every 10 years. This will be the first census to use digital technology to collect and process data.

According to Ubos, the digital system will allow them to produce accurate and timely demographic and economic statistics.