President Museveni has in a Cabinet Reshuffle announced Saturday, December 14 evening replaced his Principal Private Secretary Ms Molly Kamukama, and about six Cabinet Ministers including Energy Minister Irene Muloni.
In the reshuffle, Mr. Museveni has replaced Ms Muloni with Ms Mary Kitutu, Ms Janat Mukwaya has been replaced as Minister of Gender with Mr. Frank Tumwebaze who moves from the ICT docket, and Works Minister Azuba Ntege has been replaced by his deputy Gen. Katumba Wamala, State Minister for Sports Hon. Charles Bakkabulindi has been replaced by Hon. Denis Hamson Obua while Hajji Nadduli has also been dropped from Cabinet. The five move on to become Presidential Advisors.
Mr. Museveni has also named Dr. Kenneth Omona, hitherto NRM treasurer as his Principal Private Secretary. Ms Kamukama has been appointed a minister of state for Economic Monitoring.
It is understood Mr. Museveni will make more changes in government in the coming days.
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In Exercise of the Powers vested in the President by Articles 99(1), 108(2), 108A(1), 113(1) and 114(1) of the 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has, in pursuance of the goals of the NRM and Ugandans in general, made minor changes to the Cabinet.He has appointed persons listed below as Vice President, Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State and Senior Presidential Advisors:
H.E. the Vice President — Hon. KIWANUKA EDWARD SSEKANDI;
Rt. Hon. Prime Minister — DR. RUHAKANA RUGUNDA;
1st Deputy Prime Minister —GEN. MOSES ALI; & Deputy Leader of Gov’t Business in Parliament
2nd Deputy Prime Minister and — Hon. KIRUNDA Minister without Port-folio KIVEJINJA;
Minister of Education and Sports — Hon. MUSEVENI JANET KATAAHA
Minister of the Presidency — Hon. MBAYO ESTHER MBULAKUBUZA;
Minister in Charge for General Duties/Office of the Prime Minister — Hon. BUSINGYE MARY KAROORO OKURUT.
Minister of Disaster Preparedness & Refugees — Hon. ONEK HILARY
Government Chief Whip — Hon. NANKABIRWA SENTAMU RUTH;
Minister of East African Affairs — MAJ. GEN.KAHINDA OTAFIIRE;
Minister of Security — Hon. GEN. ELLY TUMWINE;
Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs — Hon. MWESIGE ADOLF;
Minister of Foreign Affairs — Hon. KUTESA KAHAMBA SAM;
Minister of Internal Affairs — GEN. JEJE ODONGO;
Minister of Trade, Industry& Cooperatives — Hon. KYAMBADDE AMELIA ANNE;
Minister of Finance and Economic Planning — Hon. KASAIJA MATIA;
Minister of Energy and Minerals — Hon. KITUTU MARY;
Minister of Tourism, Wildlife & Antiquities — Hon. BUTIME TOM;
Minister of Local Government — Hon. RAFAEL MAGYEZI;
Minister of Works and Transport — GEN. KATUMBA WAMALA;
Minister of Lands, Housing & Urban Development — Hon. KAMYA BETTY;
Minister for Kampala and Metropolitan Affair — Hon. AMONGI BETTY;
Minister of Health — DR. RUTH ACENG JANE;
Minister of Public Service — Hon. MURULI MUKASA;
Minister of Justice & Constitutional Affairs — Hon. KAMUNTU EPHRAIM;
Attorney General — MR. BYARUHANGA WILLIAM (ADVOCATE);
Minister of Water & Environment — Hon. CHEPTORIS SAM;
Minister for Karamoja Affairs — Hon. BYABAGAMBI JOHN
Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation — DR. TUMWESIGYE ELIODA;
Minister of Gender, Labour & Social Affairs — Hon. TUMWEBAZE FRANK;
Minister of Information, ICT &Communications — Hon. NABAKOOBA JUDITH;
Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry & Fisheries — Hon. SSEMPIJJA VINCENT BAMULANGAKI.
Minister of State for Gender and Culture —
MUTUUZO PEACE;
Minister of State for Labour, Employment and Industrial Relations — Hon. MWESIGWA RUKUTANA;
Minister of State for Health (General) — Hon. NABBANJA ROBINAH;
Minister of State for Primary Health Care — DR. MORIKU JOYCE KADUCU;45.
MINISTERS OF STATE:
Office of the President:
Minister of State for Ethics and Integrity — Hon. LOKODO SIMON;
Minister of State for Economic Monitoring in Office of the Vice President:
— MRS. KAMUKAMA NAWE MOLLY;
Minister of State Vice President’s Office — Hon. KASIRIVU BALTAZAH ATWOKI;
Minister of State for Relief and Disaster Preparedness — Hon. ECWERU MUSA FRANCIS;
Minister of State for Karamoja — Hon. KIZIGE MOSES;
Minister of State for Bunyoro Affairs — Hon. KIIZA ERNEST;
Minister of State for Luwero Triangle-Rwenzori — HON. GALABUZI DENNIS SSOZI;
Minister of State for Northern Uganda — Hon. KWIYUUCWINY GRACE;
Minister of State for Teso Affairs — Hon. AKIROR AGNES;
Ministry of Education
Minister of State for Higher Education — DR. MUYINGO JOHN CHRYSOSTOM
Minister of State for Primary Education, — Hon. NANSUBUGA
ROSEMARY SENINDE;
Minister of State for Sports — Hon. OBUA DENIS HAMSON;
Ministry of East African Affairs
Minister of State for East African Affairs — Hon. MAGANDA JULIUS WANDERA;
Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs
Minister of State for Defence — Hon. ENGOLA OKELLO;
Minister of State for Veteran Affairs — Hon. KIBAZANGA CHRISTOPHER;
Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
Minister of State for International Affairs — Hon. ORYEM OKELLO;
Minister of State for Regional Affairs — DR. MATEKE PHELEMON;
Ministry of Internal Affairs
Minister of State for Internal Affairs — Hon. OBIGA KANIA;
Ministry of Trade and Industry and Cooperatives:
Minister of State for Trade — Hon. KAFABUSA WERIKHE MICHEAL;
Minister of State for Cooperatives — Hon. GUME FREDRICK NGOBI;
Ministry of Finance, Planning & Economic Development:
Minister of State for Finance (General) — Hon. AJEDRA GABRIEL GADISON;
Minister of State for Planning — Hon. BAHATI DAVID;
Minister of State for Privatization and Investment — HON. ANITE EVELYN;
Minister of State for Micro Finance — Hon. KYEYUNE HARUNA KASOLO;
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development:
Minister of State for Minerals — Hon. ACHIENG SARAH OPENDI;
Minister of State for Energy — Hon. D’UJANGA SIMON;
Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities:
Minister of State for Tourism — Hon. KIWANDA GODFREY;
Ministry of Local Government
Minister of State for Local Government — Hon. NAMUYANGU JENNIFFER;
Ministry of Works and Transport:
Minister of State for Works — Hon. LOKERIS AIMAT PETER;
Minister of State for Transport — Hon. KABATSI JOY;
Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development:
Minister of State for Urban Development — Hon. MUSUMBA ISAAC;
Minister of State for Lands — Hon. NAMUGANZA PERSIS;
Minister of State for Housing — DR. BARYOMUNSI CHRIS;
Ministry of Kampala and Metropolitan Affairs:
Kampala Capital City Authority — Hon. NAMUGWANYA BENNA;
Ministry of Health:
Minister of State for Health (General) — Hon. NABBANJA ROBINAH;
Minister of State for Primary Health Care — DR. MORIKU JOYCE KADUCU;
Ministry of Public Service:
Minister of State for Public Service — Hon. KARUBANGA DAVID;
Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs:
Deputy Attorney General — MR. KAFUUZI JACKSON;
Ministry of Water and Environment:
Minister of State for Water — Hon. KIBUULE RONALD;
Minister of State for Environment — Hon. ANYWAR BEATRICE ATIM;
Ministry of ICT
Minister of State for ICT and Communications — Hon. OGWANG PETER;
Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development:
Minister of State for Youth and Children Affairs — Hon. NAKIWALA FLORENCE KIYINGI;
Minister of State for Gender and Culture — Hon. MUTUUZO PEACE;
Minister of State for Labour, Employment and Industrial Relations — Hon. MWESIGWA RUKUTANA;
45. Minister of State for the Elderly and Disability ?
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries
Minister of State for Agriculture — Hon. BAGIIRE AGGREY;
Minister of State for Animal and Veterinary Affairs — Hon. RWAMIRAMA BRIGHT;
Minister of State for Fisheries — Hon. ADOA HELLEN.
SENIOR PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORS:
Hon. MUKWAYA JANAT
Hon. HAJJI NADDULI ABDUL
Hon. MULONI IRENE
Hon. NTEGE AZUBA
Hon. ONZIMA ALEX
PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY:
OMONA KENNETH.
