Cabinet Secretariat – The Republic of Uganda

27MarMarch 27, 2025

Implementation of the Cabinet decision on phasing out the position of Directors

On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, the Head of Public Service and Secretary to the Cabinet convened a meeting at 11:00 AM in the Cabinet Library on the 6th Floor of the Office of the President. The meeting focused on discussing the proposed guidelines for implementing the Cabinet Decision on...

19MarMarch 19, 2025

Public Service Leadership Excellence Programme

The Government of Uganda and Chandler Institute of Governance (CIG) jointly launched the inaugural Public Service Leadership Excellence Programme on 18th March 2025 at the Supreme Court Conference Hall, Judiciary Twin Towers, Kampala, Uganda. The programme, attended by all of Uganda’s Permanent Secretaries, including the Head of Public Service and...

07MarMarch 7, 2025

Swearing-in and Induction of the Permanent Secretary, Directorate of Public Prosecutions

Following the appointment of Ms. Kainza Agnes Nzogi as the Permanent Secretary of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions, the Cabinet Secretariat organized a swearing-in ceremony and an induction program for her in accordance with the Oaths Act and the Uganda Public Service Standing Orders, 2021. The swearing-in ceremony was held...

Role of the Cabinet

Article 113 (3) generally spells out the responsibility of a Cabinet Minister while Article 114 (4) does the same for other Ministers, in our case the Ministers of State. Notwithstanding what the Constitution spells out generally, the functions of a Minister include:

Determining policy and exercising relevant statutory powers and functions within the ambit of his or her portfolio.
Giving policy and political guidance to his or her Ministry.