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Type | Ministry |
Jurisdiction | Government of Uganda |
Headquarters | 12 Nakasero Hill Road, Wandegeya Kampala, Uganda |
Ministry executive |
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Website | Homepage |
The Uganda Ministry of Public Service is a Cabinet level government ministry. The ministry is mandated to "develop, manage and administer human resource policies, management systems, procedures and structure for the public service" in Uganda. [1]
The ministry is headed by a Cabinet minister, Wilson Muruli Mukasa. [2]
The headquarters of the ministry are located at 12 Nakasero Hill Road in the neighborhood of Wandegeya in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. [1] The coordinates of the headquarters of the ministry are 0°19'53.0"N, 32°34'34.0"E (Latitude:0.331389; Longitude:32.576111). [3]
The ministry is organised under three directorates:
The cabinet minister is assisted by State Minister for Public Service David Karubanga. [2] The chief accounting officer for the ministry is Permanent Secretary Catherine Bitarakwate Musingwiire. [1]
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Wilson Muruli Mukasa is a Ugandan politician. He has been Cabinet Minister of Public Service in the Ugandan Cabinet since 6 June 2016. He has previously served as Cabinent Minister of Gender and Social Issues from 1 March 2015, until 6 June 2016. Previously he served as Minister of Security from 27 May 2011 until 1 March 2015. Muruli Mukasa also serves as the Member of Parliament for Budyebo County in Nakasongola District.
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