Okwir Levi, a recruit candidate, collapsed during an intense Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) physical fitness test exercise in Dokolo.
He is a resident of Okwongodul B Village, Okwongodul Parish in Dokolo County, and Dokolo District collapsed at the Dokolo Technical Institute in Dokolo District Town Council, where the exercise is being conducted. He did not make it a kilometre before he fainted.
Okwir was immediately evacuated by Team Six Ambulances and the medical team for intensive first aid.
According to Captain Doctor Alex Kissa, the Team Six Medical Officer, the candidate’s blood pressure had dropped below normal, but he was resuscitated in time.
After gaining his stability and recovery, Okwir stated that he did not take enough water and did not eat supper or breakfast before coming for the exercise.
The recruitment team is at Dokolo Technical Institute to recruit shortlisted candidates who had initially applied and were shortlisted by the UPDF to join the forces.
The team will recruit candidates from Amolatar and Dokolo districts tomorrow, July 10th. The team will recruit candidates from Kaberamaidi and Kalaki districts at the Dokolo Technical Institute in Dokolo Town Council.
The two-day exercise at the end of the day will recruit 39 shortlisted candidates from Dokolo district and 30 candidates from Amolatar.
We registered eight absentee candidates from Dokolo and five from the Amolatar district.
Between July 10 and July 14, the team will vet and recruit 25 candidates from Kaberamaido, 26 from Kalaki, 42 from Apac, 39 from Kwania, 83 from Oyam, and 52 from Kole district, as per the quotas allotted to each district based on the recent census statistics.
So far, three were fake Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) result slips from Dokolo District and three from Amolatar district.
They were handed over to their respective Diso’s for further investigation and management.
