Cabinet has approved the recommendations and implementation plan for the rationalization of Agencies, Commissions and Authorities.
According to Hon. Frank Tumwebaze, the minister of ICT and National guidance, the rationalization is required to align the functions, structures, plans and budgets of Government Institutions based on National strategic goals and priorities for efficiency in the provision of public services.
It also aims at eliminating functional ambiguities, duplications and overlaps among Government Institutions, to eliminate wasteful expenditures in Agencies, commissions and Authorities with a view of allocating those resources to other priority areas for socio-economic development of the country;
It is also required to harmonize wages between employees of Agencies, Commissions and Authorities and traditional Public Service in order to improve motivation of Public Officers; and to streamline the legal and institutional frameworks to ensure the retained Agencies, Commission and Authorities are well aligned and more accountable to the citizens and mainstream Government Ministries.
Some of the affected agencies include Uganda National Roads Authority, UNRA and National Medical Stores, NMS which will be merged with mother ministries.
UNRA will now work under the ministry of Works and transport while UNMS falls under the ministry of health.
