Museveni appoints Dr. Muyingo acting Minister of Education and Sports (opens original article in a new tab)

President Yoweri Museveni has appointed Dr. John Chrysostom Muyingo as Acting Minister of Education and Sports, following the prolonged absence of substantive minister Janet Museveni due to ill health. Dr. Muyingo, who has managed the ministry since 2011, will now hold the acting position officially. The move ensures continuity in the ministry's operations, which had been without a political head since the start of the current government term.

• President Yoweri Museveni appointed Dr. John Chrysostom Muyingo as Acting Minister of Education and Sports
• Janet Museveni, the substantive minister, has been absent due to ill health since 2026
• Dr. Muyingo has been managing the ministry's responsibilities since 2011 as State Minister for Higher Education