Kasaija Urges Finance Ministry to Uphold Integrity as He Bids Farewell

What the report says

Nile Post reported that former Finance Minister Matia Kasaija has urged leaders and staff at the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to protect integrity as he exits the ministry after 15 years. Kasaija made the remarks at a farewell luncheon at Kampala Serena Hotel on Friday, where outgoing and incoming ministers and ministers of state were recognized.

According to the report, Kasaija said integrity should remain central to the ministry’s work and described it as the key legacy he hoped officials would maintain. He served at the ministry both as State Minister and later as Minister of Finance, placing him among the senior political figures associated with Uganda’s fiscal policy and economic management over the period.

Finance Minister Henry Musasizi paid tribute to Kasaija’s service and said he would build on the foundation left by his predecessor. Musasizi also acknowledged former Ministers of State Evelyn Anite, who handled Investment and Privatisation, and Haruna Kasolo, formerly in charge of Microfinance and now Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs. The report also named current Ministers of State Amos Lugoloobi for Planning, Aminah Mukalazi for Privatisation and Investment, and Ciccy Mulondo for General Duties, alongside the technical team led by Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury Dr Ramathan Ggoobi.

Ggoobi welcomed the new political leadership and said the technical staff would support them. The event was attended by heads of institutions linked to the ministry, including the Bank of Uganda, National Planning Authority, Uganda Bureau of Statistics, Private Sector Foundation Uganda and government-owned banks. The transition matters because the Finance Ministry plays a central role in public finance, planning and Uganda’s wider economic policy direction.