Investor protection unit head Nakalema roots for institutional collaboration among govt MDAs
“The continuation of this conversation remains focused on how our collaborative efforts as public sector executives deliver value to all citizens that sustains the transformation of households,” she said.
State House Investors Protection Unit (SHIPU) in a group photo with Leaders of Government Agencies after a meeting to strengthen collaborative efforts to promote accountability and social economic development of Uganda at the SHIPU Headquarters in Nakasero, Kampala on August 26, 2026. (Photos by PPU/Tony Rujuta)
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Journalists @New Vision
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Leaders of government agencies have been urged to strengthen collaborative efforts to promote socio-economic transformation.
State House Investors Protection Unit (SHIPU) chief Col. Edith Nakalema made the call during a follow-up meeting with leaders of government agencies at SHIPU offices in Kampala city.
The follow-up meeting that preceded the first one, held last week, aimed at further laying out strategies on how to strengthen collaborative efforts between agencies to ensure effective service delivery to the people of Uganda.
“The continuation of this conversation remains focused on how our collaborative efforts as public sector executives deliver value to all citizens that sustains the transformation of households,” she said.
Nakalema made a passionate appeal to them to effectively use their positions to bolster their collaboration that will lead to the transformation of societies in Uganda.
“As SHIPU, whose mandate rests on co-ordinating MDAs, my appeal to you is to exploit this exclusive platform to reinforce institutional collaboration that will breed transformational gains for the populace,” she said.
(left - right) The State House Investors Protection Unit (SHIPU) Col. Edith Nakalema, Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) Principal Assoc. Prof. Bruce Kirenga and National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) Executive Director Barirega Akankwasah having a chat during the Leaders of Government Agencies meeting to strengthen collaborative efforts to promote accountability and social economic development of Uganda at the SHIPU Headquarters in Nakasero, Kampala on August 26, 2026. 
The leaders of government agencies who attended the meeting, included National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) executive director Dr Barirega Akankwasah, Mugabe Robert of Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB), Dr Patrick Birungi of the Uganda Development Corporation(UDC), Eng. Dr. Silver Mugisha of National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC), Eng. Kaijuka Kenneth of National Housing and Construction Company Ltd, Dr. Bruce Kirenga of Makerere University, Dr Chris Mukiza of Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) and Osborn Turyasingura of the National Secretariat for Special Interest Groups.
According to Nakalema, the leaders of government agencies must account to the citizens of Uganda for the actions taken by the Government on their behalf, as well as outline their plans for the country's socio-economic development.
She blamed the unawareness of the government's achievements among the masses on poor communication.
“A lot of achievements have been registered by the Government, but communication has not been ineffective in highlighting these gains,” Nakalema said.
She encouraged them to utilise the maximum Radio Stations that she said remain one of the widest dissemination tools, social media, Televisions and various media groups to declare their accountability to the masses and also to inform the people of the government's achievements.
Participants, therefore, agreed to use every avenue at their disposal to state the accountability of their institutions, plans and also to change the mindset of the people of Uganda, especially the youth, to deeply get involved in activities tailored to accelerate the socio-economic development of the country that will eventually lead to the transformation of their lives.