Politics

Museveni Consoles Dropped Ministers & UPDF Boss with Presidential Advisor Jobs

Ugandan President Gen Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni has dropped up to six ministers in Thursday’s mini-cabinet reshuffle. Some have been lucky to land jobs as senior presidential advisors – some sort of consolation.

Museveni dropped Karamoja Affairs Minister Dr Mary Goretti Kitutu and Agness Nandutu, her junior colleague in the same docket. The two ministers fell in trouble over the alleged theft and diversion of iron sheets meant for the sub-region. Peter Lokeris is the new minister for Karamoja affairs.

Also dropped from cabinet is Vincent Ssempijja Bamulangaki, the minister of defence and veteran affairs. Jacob Oboth Oboth replaced Ssempijja.

Also fired was Grace Kwiyucwiny. Museveni’s principal private secretary Kenneth Omona will replace Kwiyucwiny as state minister for Northern Uganda.

LIST OF DROPPED MINISTERS

Goretti Kitutu: Minister for Karamoja Affairs

Vincent Ssempijja: Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs

Agness Nandutu: State Minister for Karamoja Affairs

Grace Kwiyucwiny: State Minister for Northern Uganda

Harriet Ntabaazi: State Minister for Trade

LIST OF NEWLY APPOINTED MINISTERS

Gen Wilson Mbadi: Minister of State Minister for Trade

Balaam Barugahara: Minister of State for Youth and Children Affairs

Dr Kenneth Omona: Minister of State for Northern Uganda

Lillian Aber: Minister of State for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees

Florence Wamala Nambozo: Minister of State for Karamoja Affairs

Phionah Nyamutoro: Minister of State for Mineral Development

MUSEVENI CONSOLES SACKED MINISTERS WITH PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR JOBS

Museveni consoled Ministers Ssempijja, Kwiyucwiny and Ntabaazi with presidential advisor jobs.

Also consoled with a presidential advisor job is Lt Gen Peter Elwelu who Museveni dropped as Deputy Chief of Defence Forces (D-CDF). (See Details Here).

You can also see the full new cabinet list HERE.

It should be noted that even in previous cabinet reshuffle, Museveni consoled some of his trusted cabinet ministers with presidential advisor jobs. (See Details Here and There).

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Samuel Kamugisha

Samuel Kamugisha is a Ugandan journalist, editor, language instructor, poet, fiction and non-fiction writer. A Makerere University graduate of Journalism and Communication with a decade-long experience in news reporting, writing and editing, Kamugisha is Editor at The Pearl Times. Most of his previous work was published by The Observer. When he is not doing journalism work -- which is rare -- Kamugisha will be reading or writing a short story or a poem, or caught up in the writer's block.

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