Uganda welcomes new State Ministers for Works and Transport
On the 24 June, Minister of Works and Transport Hon. Katumba Wamala officiated at the handover ceremony to the new Minister's of State. Hon Peter Lokeris, Minister of State for Works and Hon. Joy Kabatsi, Minister of State for Transport handed over office to Hon. Musa Ecweru and Hon. Fred Byamukama respectively.
Hon. Katumba expressed great confidence in the incoming Ministers citing their achievements in their previous assignments. Hon. Musa Ecweru, the new State Minister for Works has previously served as a Resident District Commissioner in the Districts of Soroti, Lira, Gulu, Nebbi, and Kasese. Since joining elective politics, he has been a member of parliament for Amuria county and previously served as a State Minister for Relief and Disaster Preparedness since June 2006.
Hon. Fred Byamukama, State Minister for Transport, on the other hand, has served in the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) at the rank of lieutenant with the specialized unit under the chieftaincy of Medical Services for 7 years before joining elective politics and becoming a member of Parliament for Bugangaizi.
