Job applicants avoid interviews because they are afraid of being arrested for falsifying documents.

Two job seekers are being held by Bududa district police for forgery.

Following a tip from service commission authorities, Micheal Wamula Wamanga and Julius Wafula were arrested on Monday at Bududa Service Commission. The two were accused of presenting themselves for interviews with falsified documents.

Bududa district advertised approximately 200 positions in various areas, including administration, health, production, and education, last month.

As investigations continue, charges of forgery and issuing false documents have been preferred against them, according to Rogers Taitika, the Elgon region police spokesperson.

Despite the fact that over a thousand applications were shortlisted, a large number of them chose to skip the interviews, which began last week, after learning that they may be detained if they had fake documents.

Over 50 applicants have been booted out of the interview panel so far, with others being detained by police after it was discovered that they were in possession of falsified documents.

Some applicants who were handed over to police admitted to possessing forged documents, according to the CID office at Bududa central police station, while others insisted that theirs were authentic.

The district service commission, chaired by John Wakinya, was still conducting interviews at the time of publishing this story, while interrogations of individuals handed over to police were also proceeding at the police station.

The Bududa district chairperson, Milton Kamoti Wasunguyi, stated that he cannot assist anyone who have fake documents.