Cabinet Secretariat – The Republic of Uganda

17AprApril 17, 2025

Rationalization of Agencies and Public Expenditure implementation

In line with the Rationalization of Agencies and Public Expenditure (RAPEX), the Head of Public Service and Secretary to Cabinet has organized meetings with the staff from the Agencies that have been affected by RAPEX. One such meeting took place on Wednesday, 16th April 2025 in the Office of...

17AprApril 17, 2025

Rationalization of Government Agencies, Commissions and Public Expenditure

The Head of Public Service and Secretary to Cabinet convened a meeting on Tuesday, 15th April 2025 at 10:00am in the Conference Hall, Office of the President to discuss the absorption of National Population Council and Uganda National Meterological Authority into the National Planning Authority and Ministry of Water...

11AprApril 11, 2025

Streamlining the multiple infrastructure installations of different service providers

The Head of Public Service and Secretary to the Cabinet convened a meeting with service sector ministries and key service providers on Friday, 11th April 2025 at 10:00 a.m. in the Cabinet Library, 6th Floor, Office of the President – Twin Tower Building. The purpose of the meeting was...

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.