General Katumba has been nominated to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s cabinet. – By Caleb Mwikya.
This comes just one week after Ugandans were stunned by an assassination attempt on his life. During the attack on which he was the target, the general lost his daughter.
He will now be in charge of the Ministry of Transportation and Works.
The list has come after the country has gone more than three weeks without a cabinet after Museveni dissolved the one in place on the day of his swearing-in on May 12, 2021.
The president has appointed a former military officer, retired Major Jessica Alupo, as the new vice president and former State Minister for Health Robinah Nabanja as prime minister.
“By virtue of the Authority given to the President of Uganda by Articles: 108(2), 108A(1), 113(1) and 114(1) of the 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, I hereby appoint H.E. the Vice President, Rt. Hon. Prime Minister, Honourable Cabinet Ministers and other Ministers,” he said.
The list includes 32 cabinet ministers and 50 state ministers. His wife, Janet Museveni, has been appointed as the minister of education.
The 76-year-old Museveni was re-elected president of Uganda in elections that took place on Jan. 14, 2021.
The significant posts in the administration awarded to women are among the important appointments that have gotten Ugandans buzzing.
The president’s appointment and his deputy are both women, as is the next Prime Minister. This further pushes President Museveni’s portfolio of giving women an opportunity in Uganda’s leadership.
