President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has
appointed Alex Kakooza as trade
ministry (MTIC) permanent secretary (PS).

Mr Kakooza replaces embattled Geraldine Ssali who was arrested and charged on July 18, 2024 before the Anti-Corruption Court, over allegations of causing financial loss and conspiring with Members of Parliament to conspire to steal co-operatives’ cash.

In an Internal Memo, to the ministers
and heads of department at MTIC,
dated Thursday, July 25, 2024, Alfred
Oyo Andima who is the Under Secretary
and heads the finance and administration department in the
ministry said: “The Minister (Francis
Mwebesa) has instructed me to invite
you for a meeting on Friday, July 26, at
10:00 am in the Ministry’s boardroom.

The purpose of the meeting is to
introduce and welcome Kakooza, the
Permanent Secretary to caretake the
MTIC. You are expected to be punctual
for the meeting,” Andima stated.

Kakooza, who served as permanent
secretary in the education ministry until
July 2021, had been transferred to the
President’s office and served as the
Principal Private Secretary to the Vice-
President. Source (The new vision)