The names of government agencies that will be scrapped or merged starting July 2026 have been revealed after rationalization saved Shs773.3bn in wage and non-wage bills, NSSF contributions, gratuity and Board Expenses.
Minister of Public Service, Muruli Mukasa, told Committee on Public Service and Local Government chaired by Martin Mapenduzi on Thursday, March 26, 2026 that the rationalization of agencies had largely gone according to plan.
Appearing alongside Muruli Mukasa, public ministry officials further said that structures, job descriptions and person specifications for 40 agencies and 14 line ministries under the Rationalisation of Government Agencies and Public Expenditure (Rapex) programme had been approved and their implementation completed.
Rapex is a government reform programme aimed at reducing public expenditure, phasing out redundant roles and improving service delivery through mergers, restructuring and scrapping of agencies.
Minister Muruli Mukasa noted that 90 per cent of staff in up to 40 rationalised agencies were already “absorbed into the mainstream public service.”
The minister also spoke on the government employees who were yet to be absorbed into mainstream public service.
“The majority of the non-absorbed staff are common cadre staff whose functions and structures are already existing in receiving institutions, and some former staff of rationalised agencies did not apply for jobs in the mainstream public service,” he noted.
Also worth noting is that as a way of streamlining public service structures, the public service ministry has enforced the directive issued by cabinet for the phasing out of positions of directors.
Meanwhile, public service ministry officials confirmed that a number of entities would be scrapped, merged or streamlines in the mainstream public service in the 2026-2027 financial year which starts in July 2026.
Agencies which will be mainstreamed include Non-Performing Assets Recovery Trust, Non-Performing Assets Recovery Tribunal, Departed Asians’ Property Custodian Board, Privatisation Unit and National Information Technology Authority-Uganda (NITA-U).
Government agencies which will be merged include the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), Equal Opportunities Commission, Law Reform Commission, Electricity Appeals Tribunal, Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL), Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL), and Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL).
MPs recently quizzed the transport and works ministry for reportedly refusing to hire former UNRA boss Allen Kagina, who has since landed another juicy job. (See Details Here, There and Over There).
Government has paid billions to affected employees who lost jobs after a number of agencies were merged, scrapped or mainstreamed. (See Details Here and There).
