President Museveni will on June 8, 2026, swear in all the newly appointed ministers and ministers of State at State House, Entebbe, the Head of Public Service and Secretary to Cabinet, Lucy Nakyobe, has said.
‘The President will swear in Cabinet tomorrow morning (Monday) at State House, Entebbe, starting at 8am, adding that they will thereafter start their work immediately.’
On May 26, President Museveni released his Cabinet line-up for the 2026-2031 term, retaining Vice President Jessica Alupo and Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja.
The major reshuffle saw the departure of veteran Finance Minister Matia Kasaija, while figures like Balaam Barugahara, Sanjay Tanna and Gen Katumba Wamala assumed new roles as Local Government, Trade, and Public Service ministers respectively. The 81-member cabinet includes 41 men and 40 women.
Parliament also approved an adjustment to the cabinet caps outlined in the 1995 Constitution, varying the number of Cabinet Ministers to 30 and Ministers of State to 51.
Last week, the Appointments Committee of Parliament concluded the vetting process of all the appointed ministers and ministers of state, apart from the Minister of Education and Sports, Ms Janet Kataha Museveni, together with Dr Lawrence Muganga, who was appointed Minister of State for Internal Affairs.
Mrs Museveni missed out on the vetting due to unclear reasons, whereas Dr Muganga, the Victoria University Vice Chancellor, failed the vetting process as he was rejected by the appointments committee of Parliament over holding multiple citizenship.
It is not yet clear whether President Museveni will soon appoint a replacement for Dr Muganga, as this will need more time to have the appointed person vetted and take the oath at the same time as other ministers.
In the recent cabinet reshuffle, President Museveni swapped Dr Jane Ruth Aceng from the Ministry of Health, which she previously occupied, to the Ministry of ICT, previously occupied by Dr Chris Baryomunsi, who replaced her at the Ministry of Health.
Later, President Museveni was forced to make a swift last-minute adjustment, further swapping roles ahead of last week’s vetting process, where Ms Jane Ruth Aceng was again transferred to Parliament as chief whip, replacing Ms Justine Kasule Lumumba, who moved over to the Ministry of ICT.
This was based on the fact that Ms Lumumba was not a serving Member of Parliament, having been appointed a cabinet member as an ex-official contrary to the law, and this raised a red flag.