Uganda: Mwesige Exits Parliammwesige Exits Parliament After Five Years As Clerk

What the report says

Uganda’s Parliament is set for a leadership change after President Yoweri Museveni nominated Edward Sengonzi Damulira to replace Adolf Mwesige as Clerk to Parliament, according to Nile Post, republished by AllAfrica. The reported reshuffle would end Mwesige’s five-year tenure in the post, which began in August 2021. The article says he is understood to have reached the end of his contract and would not be retained in the latest changes affecting government accounting officers.

The report places the move against a backdrop of scrutiny at Parliament over corruption and administrative conduct. It says Mwesige had previously been linked to investigations involving former Speaker Anita Among and other senior parliamentary officials, including a May 19, 2026 raid by investigators and State House auditors on offices at Parliament. He was also reportedly considered a possible state witness in a separate case involving allegations tied to parliamentary corporate social responsibility and donation funds.

Mwesige’s tenure had earlier drawn attention over a disputed service award paid to former parliamentary backbench commissioners. The article says a High Court judge later ordered disciplinary action over his role in that matter, though Mwesige later withdrew a court challenge after a consent arrangement. Museveni did not publicly explain the reasons for the transition or say whether Mwesige would be reassigned.

Damulira, the nominee, is described as an economist and former senior official at the Ministry of Finance. His appointment still requires review by the Public Service Commission before it can take effect.