The Ministry of Disaster Preparedness and Refugees is a
cabinet-level government ministry of
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The sou ...
. The ministry is responsible for the coordination of all refugee matters in the country. It is also responsible for national preparedness for disasters, including floods, landslides, earthquakes, droughts, and famine.
Hillary Onek
Hilary Obaloker Onek (born 5 May 1948) is a Ugandan engineer and politician. He is the current Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees in the Ugandan Cabinet. He was appointed to that position on 27 May 2013. He replaced Tarsis ...
is the minister of disaster preparedness and refugees.
Location
The headquarters of the ministry are located in the Twin Towers, Sir Apollo Kaggwa Road, in the
Central Division of
Kampala
Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Ruba ...
, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the ministry headquarters are: 0°18'58.0"N, 32°35'11.0"E (Latitude:0.316111; Longitude:32.586389).
Overview
The ministry is part of the
office of the prime minister of Uganda (OPM).
Administrative structure
The cabinet minister is assisted by Minister of State for Relief and Disaster Preparedness
Musa Ecweru.
is the ministry's chief accounting officer.
List of ministers
Minister of Disaster Preparedness and Refugees
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Hilary Onek (23 May 2013 - present)
* Vacant (11 April 2013 - 23 May 2013)
*
Stephen Mallinga (27 May 2011 - 11 April 2013)
*
Tarsis Kabwegyere (1 June 2006 - 27 May 2011)
*
Moses Ali
Moses Ali (born 5 April 1939) is a Ugandan politician and retired military officer. He is the Second Deputy Prime Minister and Deputy Leader of Government Business in Parliament. He previously served in the Cabinet of Uganda as Third Deputy Prime ...
(24 July 2001 - 1 June 2006)
See also
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Parliament of Uganda
The parliament of Uganda is the country's legislative body. Unicameral, the most significant of the Ugandan parliament's functions is to pass laws that will provide good governance in the country. The government ministers are bound to answer t ...
References
External links
Website of the Office of the Prime Minister of Uganda
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Government ministries of Uganda
Organisations based in Kampala