What exactly is Gender Minister, Betty Amongi’s problem with NSSF’s Richard Byarugaba? Hate him or like him, Richard Byarugaba’s governance and performance at NSSF is impeccable. Under him, the Fund has grown by 10 times in 12 years. Member satisfaction is at 86% and staff satisfaction at 94%. The board is happy too with him. All reasons advanced for not reappointing him have been declared inconsistent with the law by the Attorney General. But Amongi won’t budge; yet. This time, there’s an all-familiar delay tactic- initiate a bogus investigation that could take years to conclude. What exactly is Minister, Betty Amongi’s problem with Richard Byarugaba?

December 6, 2022October 5, 2023

Under the new National Social Security Fund (Amendment) Act 2022, the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) was put under the dual supervision of the ministries of Gender, Labour and Social Development on one hand and Finance, Planning and Economic Development on the other. The former would take the lead on supervising the social security component of the Fund while the latter, would supervise matters of finance and investments. This reversed years of management by the finance ministry, under whose regime the Fund has seen a scandal-free rapid growth, compared to the pre-2010 scandals, when the fund was under the gender…

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