Uganda breaking news – New cabinet takes shape with VP and PM appointments

UGANDA’S NEW CABINET TAKES SHAPE WITH APPOINTMENTS OF VP AND PM

President Museveni started the long awaited announcements of his new cabinet by appointing former Speaker of Parliament, the Hon. Edward Sekandi as his new Vice President after former Vice President Prof. Bukenya had tendered his resignation the day before.

Also announced was the Right Honourable Amama Mbabazi’s appointment as Prime Minister, replacing Prof. Apolo Nsibambi who had served several terms had expressed his desire to retire from active politics. Mbabazi is a party heavyweight and Secretary General of the NRM, and he beat former Vice President Prof. Bukenya in the last party elections for the position when he dealt him a humiliating blow, relegating him to third in a three way contest. Refusing advice to let go of the elective party contest weakened Prof. Bukenya’s position within the NRM and pundits took it for granted that he would not return to the VP’s position after the general elections.

Parliament will today discuss and vote on these two crucial appointments, while President Museveni’s choices for cabinet ministers and ministers of state will require full vetting by a parliamentary committee before the house votes on accepting or rejecting the individual appointees, something which has happened in the past. The tourism fraternity is particularly keen to see if indeed, as has been suggested, a new stand alone Ministry of Tourism is being created again and equally important, that a progressive and enlightened minister and minister of state will take charge to add new impetus to the portfolio which has gone asleep only to wake up for scandalous statements and irresponsible decisions then overturned in the courts of law.

The opposition also is seeking a new Leader of the Opposition as Prof. Latigo failed to make it back to parliament when he lost his bid for re-election during the February 18th general election.

With peace fully restored now in the streets of Kampala, nation building is now resuming and when the new cabinet is in place and sworn in it will all be back to normal in Uganda – The Pearl of Africa.

5 Responses

  1. The appointment of hon Amama leaves so happy.this shows us that the president needs higly strong and hard working individuals.it gives me hope as a good and a young person who’s aim is the welfare and development of all of us.we all remember how influencial the kinkizi west honourable has been in the success of all nrm candidates.i commend him as a very hardworking person always having a sober mind and very brilliant at what he does.i wish i could be able to meet him and deliver my gift.i wish you well mr. Premier and mr. President thx for appointing hardworking personalities to the cabinet. FOR GOD AND MY COUNTRY

  2. The appointment of hon Amama leaves me so happy.this shows us that the president needs higly strong and hard working individuals.it gives me hope as a good and a young person who’s aim is the welfare and development of all of us.we all remember how influencial the kinkizi west honourable has been in the success of all nrm candidates.i commend him as a very hardworking person, always having a sober mind and very brilliant at what he does.i wish i could be able to meet him and deliver my gift.i wish you well mr. Premier and mr. President thx for appointing hardworking personalities to the cabinet. FOR GOD AND MY COUNTRY

  3. I STILL DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY MR.MUSEVENI OF ALL PEOPLE APPOINTED AMAMA MBABAZI AS PM.IT’S LIKE HE IS ENDORSING CORRUPTION AS THE ONLY SURVIVAL STRATEGY IN UGANDA UNDER HIS REGIME.AMAMA IS TAINTED WITH SCANDLES AND NOW HE IS HEAD OF GOVERNMENT BUSINESS. AM MESSED UP WITH THIS APPOINTMENT

  4. @Walter you are just deriving your conclusion at the fact that hon Amama has had alot of people black mouthing him including our very own mps and ofcourse most of them have no proof and merely use here say.i want all of us to understand and stop looking at issues in one direction but rather scrutinise both sides of some one’s personality. We all must agree that however much Besigye is appointed to the position of prime minister or he is given presidency for 6months, we shall never stop corruption but rather just reduce it.

  5. WALTER, EVERY BODY GETS MESSED UP AT ONE POINT IN LIEE, AND I WOULD ADVICE YOU SEEK THE ATTENTION OF A COUNSILOR BEFORE ITS TOO LATE. AND ALSO, YOU NEED NEVER JUDGE THE BOOK BY THE COVER, LETS FIRST SEE WHETHER HE CAN DELIVER, BEFORE SHOWING STONES. THE PRESIDENT KNOWS WHY HE APPOINTED HIM. We have proverb that: when you see an old woman stop in the middle of her dance and point at a certain direction, you know that something happened there that touched the roots of her life. So walter, be still & wait patiently