Cabinet Secretariat – The Republic of Uganda

10NovNovember 10, 2025

H.E. YOWERI KAGUTA MUSEVENI SWEARS IN NEW PRINCIPAL JUDGE, DPP, IGG AND DEPUTIES, CALLS FOR PEOPLE-CENTERED JUSTICE

On Sunday, 9th November, 2025, H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni presided over the swearing-in of Uganda’s new Principal Judge, Hon. Lady Justice Jane Frances Abodo, at Mbale State Lodge. Lady Justice Abodo previously served as the Director of Public Prosecutions, a role she held until August this year when she was...

05NovNovember 5, 2025

11th Permanent Secretaries’ Meeting of 2025

As is the norm, the 11th Permanent Secretaries' Meeting of 2025 was held on Tuesday, 4th November 2025 in the Cabinet Room on 9th Floor, Office of the President Twin Tower Building. The meeting was chaired by the Head of Public Service and Secretary to Cabinet and discussed various issues...

05NovNovember 5, 2025

FIELD VISIT TO THE KING FISHER DEVELOPMENT AREA AND TILENGA PROJECT AREA BY THE HEAD OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND SECRETARY TO CABINET

The Head of Public Service and Secretary to Cabinet; the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development and the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information, Communications Technology and National Guidance, accompanied by fourteen staff members, undertook a field visit to the oil and gas operational areas from...

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.