PLU grateful to Museveni for appointing Kisekka minister
Twalla Fadil, the PLU general secretary, took to X on Monday to congratulate Kisekka on his appointment
Juma Witonze Kisekka's name has been forwarded to Parliament for vetting to be appointed state minister for internal affairs.
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The Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) has welcomed President Yoweri Museveni’s appointment of its coordinator for the Greater Mpigi region, Juma Witonze Kisekka, as State Minister for Internal Affairs.
Twalla Fadil, the PLU general secretary, took to X (formerly Twitter) on Monday (July 27) to congratulate Kisekka on his appointment.
“Congratulations my brother@HonWitonze, when one door closes, even a bigger one opens. Go serve the nation and hold high the PLU flag,” Fadil, who is also the Tingey County MP, told the new appointee, who describes himself in his X bio as an international law and etiquette expert.
Local Government Minister and PLU vice-chairperson for the Western Region, Balaam Barugahara, also took to X to congratulate the new appointee and thank Museveni for nominating him.
“Hon Juma Witonze with a golden heart, congratulations brother,” he said.
“Great and kind man@HonWitonze. Thank you President @KagutaMuseveni for considering another patriot,” he added in another post.
The PLU media team, which is the official media and communications arm of the civic organisation led by the Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, had earlier posted a statement on X congratulating Kisekka.
“We wish you success as you undertake this important national responsibility. May God grant you wisdom, strength, and good health as you serve our country,” the team added.
It emerged on Monday that Kisekka had been designated State Minister for Internal Affairs following Parliament’s rejection of Dr Lawrence Muganga’s appointment early last month over multiple citizenship.
“The President has already submitted Kisekka’s name to Parliament for approval,” a State House source told New Vision Online.
Kisekka, who is also the National Resistance Movement vice-chairperson for Gomba District, is now a possible replacement for Muganga, who serves as the vice-chancellor of Victoria University in Kampala.
Kisekka had previously sought election to the Arusha-based East African Legislative Assembly.
The State House source told New Vision Online that Uganda’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, Adonia Ayebare, who was designated Minister of Foreign Affairs, had been cleared and was now awaiting swearing-in.
Muganga and Ayebare were among the four Cabinet appointees facing dual or multiple citizenship queries. The other two were designated state ministers Calvin Echodu (Foreign Affairs) and Shartsi Kutesa (Microfinance).
However, the fate of Echodu and Kutesa was still unclear at the time of writing.
The Head of Public Service, Lucy Nakyobe, told the President on June 8, 2026, that, in accordance with his directive, she and the Solicitor General, Pius Biribonwoha, had met the four appointees facing citizenship queries.
“And a brief has been made and handed over to the PPS (Principal Private Secretary) this morning for your further guidance,” Nakyobe told Museveni, who was witnessing the swearing-in ceremony.
New Vision Online recently learnt that Parliament’s Appointments Committee found that Muganga held multiple citizenship, something he strongly denied while appearing before it.
He was therefore not approved.
However, the other three appointees told the committee that they had started the process of renouncing the citizenship of other countries.
The Fifth Schedule to the Uganda Citizenship and Immigration Control Act bars individuals holding dual citizenship from serving in a number of top government positions, including ministerial offices.
Other positions restricted to sole Ugandan citizens include the President, Vice-President, Prime Minister, Chief of Defence Forces, service commanders, Inspector General of Government, Inspector General of Police and heads of intelligence agencies.
Section 111 of the 1995 Constitution of Uganda, as amended in 2005, states: "There shall be a cabinet, which shall consist of the President, the Vice President, the Prime Minister and such number of Ministers as may appear to the President to be reasonably necessary for the efficient running of the state."