Announcing the appointment in a letter dated June 22nd, 2026, President Museveni informed Kasolo that he would assume the role of Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, pending the presence of a substantive minister.
“By lining up behind a candidate, we feel it is more inclined in creating issues within our communities, including violence… we are saying electoral commission should reconsider and turn this election into a separate ballot, rather than lining up behind a particular candidate for the sake of unity and patriotism of Ugandans,” Oyat said.
Despite a recent report disclosing that Uganda has lost over UGX 12 trillion in the past five years through similar tax waivers, the government asked the Parliament of Uganda to exempt eight companies and individuals from paying taxes worth UGX 13.391 billion due to various reasons like COVID-19 effects that affected businesses, and ill health.