Minister Babalanda Launches Presidential Envoy For Buganda Affairs Office, Calls for Stronger Government-Buganda Cooperation

What the report says

Uganda’s Minister for the Presidency, Babirye Milly Babalanda, has launched the Office of the Senior Presidential Special Envoy in Charge of Buganda Affairs at Mosa Courts in Nakasero, Kampala. The event, reported by Watchdog Uganda, took place on Wednesday, 11th, with Babalanda attending as chief guest and President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s message conveyed to the audience.

The office is headed by Joseph Mukasa Sewava and is intended to improve communication, consultation and mutual understanding between the central government and Buganda Kingdom. Babalanda said the role is meant to go beyond ceremony and help build trust, channel concerns constructively and identify areas where both sides can work together for national development.

In her remarks, the minister urged Buganda to remain an active partner in Uganda’s socioeconomic agenda, pointing to agriculture, tourism, education, health and enterprise development as areas for cooperation. She also cited coffee production as a practical example, praising Buganda Kingdom’s Mwanyi Terimba campaign and linking it to wider government efforts under programs such as NAADS, Operation Wealth Creation and the Parish Development Model.

Babalanda also framed the launch as part of broader reconciliation between the kingdom and the central government, saying dialogue should replace confrontation and warning against a return to past tensions. She encouraged the envoy to work with local leaders, religious figures and government structures to help households move into the money economy and benefit from poverty-reduction initiatives. The office, she said, is meant to serve as a lasting bridge between institutions and a support for national cohesion.