Ministry of Internal Affairs (Uganda)

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Ministry of Internal Affairs
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TypeMinistry
Jurisdiction Government of Uganda
Headquarters75 Jinja Road
Kampala, Uganda
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The Ministry of Internal Affairs is a cabinet-level government ministry of Uganda. It is responsible for the facilitation of "legal and orderly movement of persons to and from Uganda, regulate the residence of immigrants in the country, verify and process Uganda citizenship and enforce national and regional immigration laws for the development and security of Uganda". [1] The ministry is headed by a cabinet minister, currently General Kahinda Otafire. He is assisted by a Minister of State, currently Gen. David Muhoozi. [2]

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Location

The headquarters of the ministry are located at 75 Jinja Road, in the Central Division of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. [1] The coordinates of the ministry headquarters are: 0°19'08.0"N, 32°35'49.0"E (Latitude:0.318889; Longitude:32.596944). [3]

Organisational structure

The ministry is divided into three directorates and four departments: [4]

Affiliated government agencies

The ministry works closely with these government agencies and entities. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 GOU (7 October 2016). "Government of Uganda: Ministry of Internal Affairs". Kampala: Government of Uganda (GOU). Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  2. Uganda State House (6 June 2016). "Museveni's new cabinet list At 6 June 2016" (PDF). Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  3. Google (7 October 2016). "Location of the Uganda Ministry of Internal Affairs" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  4. 1 2 MIA (8 October 2016). "Ministry of Internal Affairs: About Us". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). Retrieved 8 October 2016.

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