The Ministry of Local Government (MOLG) is a
cabinet-level government ministry of Uganda. It is responsible for the "creation, supervision and guidance of sustainable, efficient and effective service delivery in the decentralized system of governance. The ministry is responsible for the harmonization and support of all local government functions, to cause positive socio-economic transformation of Uganda".
The ministry is headed by a cabinet minister, currently
Tom Butime.
Location
The headquarters of the ministry are located on the 4th Floor of Workers House, on Pilkington Avenue, in the
Central Division of
Kampala
Kampala (, ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,875,834 (2024) and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kampala, Kawempe Division, Kawempe, Makindy ...
, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the ministry headquarters are
0°18'49.0"N, 32°34'57.0"E (Latitude:0.313611; Longitude:32.582500).
Subministries
The minister is assisted by a Minister of State, currently
Jennifer Namuyangu.
Organisational structure
Administratively, the ministry is divided into the following directorates and departments.
; 1. Directorate of Local Government Inspection
* Department of District Inspection
* Department of Urban Inspection
; 2. Directorate of Local Government Administration
* Department of District Administration
* Department of Local Councils Development
* Department of Urban Administration
* Department of Finance and Administration
List of ministers
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Raphael Magyezi (14 December 2019 - present)
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Tom Butime (6 June 2016 - 14 December 2019)
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Adolf Mwesige (16 February 2009 - 6 June 2016)
*
Tarsis Kabwegyere ( - 16 February 2009)
See also
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Politics of Uganda
The politics of Uganda occurs in an Authoritarianism, authoritarian context. Since assuming office in 1986 at the end of the Ugandan Bush War, Ugandan civil war, Yoweri Museveni has ruled Uganda as an Autocracy, autocrat. Political party, Politi ...
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Cabinet of Uganda
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Parliament of Uganda
The Parliament of Uganda is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Uganda. One of its primary functions is to pass laws that support effective governance in the country. Government ministers are required to answer to the people's represe ...
References
External links
Local Government Portal At Official Uganda Government Website
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Local Government
Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of governance or public administration within a particular sovereign state.
Local governments typically constitute a subdivision of a higher-level political or administrative unit, such a ...
Uganda
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...