By Max Patrick Ocaido
The Parliamentary committee on appointments will this Friday sit to vet newly appointed ministers.
According to a credible source, the Clerk to Parliament Jane Kibirige on behalf of Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga who is the chairperson of the committee has already issued invitation letters to the new ministers to be vetted.
“Whereas Parliament is in recess, the Speaker has called back members of the committee to interact with the nominees on Friday,” a source who preferred anonymity said.
Mid this month, President Yoweri Museveni reshuffled his cabinet for the first time since 2016, dropping five ministers who included; Ntege Azuba, Irene Muloni, Abdu Nadduli, Alex Onzima and Aidah Nantaba.
The President also transferred and promoted several other ministers, among them Gen Katumba Wamala formerly State Minister for Works who was elevated to Minister for Works, replacing Ntege Azuba.
Newly appointed ministers to be vetted include on Friday include; Hamson Obua, State Minister for Sports, Judith Nabakooba, Minister for ICT, Peter Ogwang, State Minister for ICT and Raphael Magyezi, Minister for Local Government among others.
During her End of Year message on December 20, 2019, Speaker Kadaga told the media that she had not yet received a letter from the President officially notifying her of the cabinet reshuffle and that she could not vet the Ministers until she received communication from the President.
Article 113 of the Constitution of Uganda requires that the President shall appoint the cabinet with the approval of Parliament. Parliament returns from recess on January 06, 2020.
