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Core Ministries & Executive Offices

Mandate summaries are based on official government directory descriptions and ministry pages.

OPOffice

Office of the President

Executive coordination

Supports the Presidency, cabinet coordination, policy direction, and national governance priorities.

OPMOffice

Office of the Prime Minister

Government business

Coordinates implementation of government programmes and provides leadership across the Executive arm.

MAAIFMinistry

Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries

Agriculture

Creates an enabling environment for crop, animal, fisheries, and agricultural export development.

MODVAMinistry

Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs

Defence

Provides policy leadership for national defence, security, and veteran affairs.

MoESMinistry

Ministry of Education and Sports

Education

Leads policy for quality education, skills development, sports, examinations, and schools.

MEMDMinistry

Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development

Energy

Guides development and responsible use of energy and mineral resources for national growth.

MoFPEDMinistry

Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development

Finance

Mobilizes and manages public resources, planning, budgeting, and economic policy for government.

MFAMinistry

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Foreign affairs

Promotes Uganda’s diplomatic, political, economic, and consular interests abroad.

MGLSDMinistry

Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development

Social development

Empowers communities through labour, employment, gender, culture, youth, disability, and welfare policy.

MoHMinistry

Ministry of Health

Health

Promotes healthy and productive lives through health policy, facilities, prevention, and care systems.

MIAMinistry

Ministry of Internal Affairs

Internal affairs

Facilitates lawful movement, immigration, citizenship, civil registration, and internal security functions.

MLHUDMinistry

Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development

Lands

Responsible for lands, housing, physical planning, valuation, and urban development policy.

MoLGMinistry

Ministry of Local Government

Local government

Provides guidance, supervision, and vision for local governments and decentralized service delivery.

MWEMinistry

Ministry of Water and Environment

Water & environment

Leads policy for quality water provision, sanitation, environment, wetlands, forests, and climate stewardship.

MoWTMinistry

Ministry of Works and Transport

Transport

Plans, develops, regulates, and maintains transport infrastructure and transport services.

MTICMinistry

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives

Trade

Promotes trade, industry, cooperatives, business competitiveness, and market development.

MoICT&NGMinistry

Ministry of ICT and National Guidance

ICT

Provides strategic leadership for ICT, digital transformation, e-government, communications, and national guidance.

MTWAMinistry

Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities

Tourism

Sustains tourism, wildlife, cultural heritage, conservation, and visitor-economy development.

MoPSMinistry

Ministry of Public Service

Public service

Develops and administers human resource policies, structures, and systems for Uganda’s Public Service.

Service Agencies

Agencies and authorities that citizens commonly interact with through MyGov services.

NIRAAgency

National Identification and Registration Authority

Identity

National IDs, NIN services, birth, death, and civil registration records.

URAAgency

Uganda Revenue Authority

Tax

Tax registration, compliance, customs, revenue collection, and tax clearance services.

DCICAgency

Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control

Immigration

Passports, visas, work permits, citizenship, and foreign resident registration.

URSBAgency

Uganda Registration Services Bureau

Business

Business registration, company incorporation, intellectual property, and official certificates.

UPFAgency

Uganda Police Force

Safety

Police clearance, incident reporting, lost-document reports, and public safety services.

UNRAAgency

Uganda National Roads Authority

Roads

National roads, road works permissions, overweight permits, and infrastructure reporting.

NSSFAgency

National Social Security Fund

Social security

Member statements, employer registration, benefits claims, and social security services.

UCCAgency

Uganda Communications Commission

Communications

Telecom regulation, SIM registration oversight, broadcasting, internet, and consumer complaints.

UNBSAgency

Uganda National Bureau of Standards

Standards

Product standards, certification, import inspection, calibration, and market safety.

NDAAgency

National Drug Authority

Medicines

Medicine registration, pharmacy licensing, drug safety, and counterfeit medicine reports.

NWSCAgency

National Water and Sewerage Corporation

Utilities

Water connections, bill payments, pipe burst reports, and water quality complaints.

UEDCLAgency

Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited

Utilities

Electricity connections, bill payments, prepaid tokens, faults, and meter services.