Museveni appoints Dr. Michael Atingi-Ego as Bank of Uganda’s Deputy Governor; replaces Doris Akol with John Musinguzi as URA Commissioner General Who is Michael Atingi-Ego and John Musinguzi, the new BoU Deputy Governor and URA Commissioner General respectively?

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today made two significant appointments in the economy. He has appointed Dr. Michael Atingi-Ego as Bank of Uganda’s Deputy Governor, replacing Dr. Louis Kasekende whose contract expired on January 14th, 2020. He has also appointed, John Musinguzi Rujoki, his former Senior Presidential Advisor on ICT and Investment, as the new Commissioner General for Uganda Revenue Authority, replacing Doris Akol. It is however not clear why Doris Akol has been replaced since she had just started her second four-year term as the tax authority’s Commissioner-General. “By virtue of powers granted to me by the Constitution, I…