Cabinet has received and noted a plan that will be followed to merge and consolidate a number of government institutions as well as public expenditure.
According to a Statement signed by ICT & National Guidance minister Judith Nabakooba, the plan to re-organise the various institutions presented a road map to be followed over a three-year period.
The proposed reorganization of the government entities is also expected to save up to UGX988
“When completed, the proposed reorganization of government
Entities will save government up to 988billion shillings while at the same increasing efficiency,” the statement reads in part.
Below is a full statement
Brief on Cabinet Decisions taken on Monday22nd February 2021 at State House, Entebbe.
Merging and Consolidating Government Agencies, Commissions, Authorities and Public Expenditure.
Cabinet sitting on the 22nd of February received and noted a plan for the Merging and consolidating of a number of institutions.
The proposed plan presented a road map that will be followed over a three year period to reorganize a number of ministries and institutions with a view of improving service delivery.
When completed, the proposed reorganization of government
Entities will save government up to 988billion shillings while at the same increasing efficiency.
In order to embark on this process of reorganization, cabinet
Noted the following specific processes.
(i) An Inter-Ministerial Technical Committee will be constituted on Government Agencies, Commissions, Authorities and Public
Expenditure.
(ii) A Circular will be issued to the Public Service communicating a freeze on the creation of new Agencies, Commissions and Authorities and providing guidance on the management of Transition arrangements for Boards and Staff whose contracts Expire in due course of rationalization.
(iii) A change Management and Implementation Strategy will be developed.
(iv) Stakeholder engagement workshops will be conducted to prepare
Staff for the new changes.
(v) The Legal framework of the affected Agencies will be reviewed.
Irene Mwoyogwona: Beyond the Numbers – How Pride Bank's Award-Winning CFO Combines Profitability and Social Impact(vi) An Institutional and Structural Framework including Terms and
Conditions of Service of employees will be reviewed and financial
Implications established.
(vii) The revised structures of Ministries, Departments and Agencies
(MDAs) and financial implications of the rationalization will be
Presented to Cabinet for approval.
(viii)The credentials of employees from the affected Agencies that will
Be absorbed in the mainstream Public Service will be validated.
(ix) The structures will be revised and the compensation of personnel
To be off boarded will be undertaken.
(x) The salary structures for Agencies will be harmonized and
mainstreamed with Public Service in accordance with the
approved pay targets.
(xi) A harmonized salary structure for all Public Officers who draw
Salary from the Consolidated Fund will be issued.
(xii) The Governance structures of the retained Agencies will be
Reviewed to strengthen the Institutional Framework
In 2017, the plan to merge some government institution was announced for the first time.
The plan went on to be first approved in September 2018 during a Cabinet meeting chaired by President Museveni.
However, a year later it was put on hold only to re-emerge early last year
