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- Dec 16, 2025
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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has unveiled a comprehensive new Cabinet for the 2026-2031 term, comprising approximately 83 positions, including full Cabinet ministers, ministers of state, and key deputies.
The appointments, announced on May 26, 2026, reflect a strategic effort to balance regional representation while prioritizing continuity, renewal, and delivery on key national priorities such as the Parish Development Model (PDM), infrastructure, and socio-economic transformation
The regional distribution of cabinet highlights;
• Western Region: 26 positions (approximately 31.3% of the Cabinet). This remains the largest share, reflecting the region’s traditional strong support base for the National Resistance Movement (NRM).
• Buganda (Central) Sub-Region: 21 positions (approximately 25.3%). Buganda emerges as the second-largest beneficiary, with notable appointments in key dockets such as Defence and the Attorney General’s office.
• Northern Region: 19 positions (approximately 22.8%).
• Eastern Region: 17 positions (approximately 20.4%).
This distribution aligns with Uganda’s practice of using Cabinet appointments to promote national unity and mitigate regional imbalances in a diverse, multi-ethnic society.
Parliament is set to vet the nominees, after which the full list will be gazetted. The regional spread is expected to influence policy focus, resource allocation, and political stability in the coming term.
The appointments, announced on May 26, 2026, reflect a strategic effort to balance regional representation while prioritizing continuity, renewal, and delivery on key national priorities such as the Parish Development Model (PDM), infrastructure, and socio-economic transformation
The regional distribution of cabinet highlights;
• Western Region: 26 positions (approximately 31.3% of the Cabinet). This remains the largest share, reflecting the region’s traditional strong support base for the National Resistance Movement (NRM).
• Buganda (Central) Sub-Region: 21 positions (approximately 25.3%). Buganda emerges as the second-largest beneficiary, with notable appointments in key dockets such as Defence and the Attorney General’s office.
• Northern Region: 19 positions (approximately 22.8%).
• Eastern Region: 17 positions (approximately 20.4%).
This distribution aligns with Uganda’s practice of using Cabinet appointments to promote national unity and mitigate regional imbalances in a diverse, multi-ethnic society.
Parliament is set to vet the nominees, after which the full list will be gazetted. The regional spread is expected to influence policy focus, resource allocation, and political stability in the coming term.