Mega Fm & Agency
Cabinet has approved a draft Bill to regulate and monitor the use of government vehicles attached to government officials across the country.
Minister of ICT and National Guidance, Justine Kasule Lumumba, says the proposal was part of the issues discussed on Monday at the Cabinet meeting chaired by President Yoweri Museveni at State House Entebbe.
The reforms come against the backdrop of repeated Auditor General reports highlighting weaknesses in the management of government vehicles, including poor record-keeping, excessive maintenance costs, weak monitoring of fuel consumption and delays in disposing of obsolete vehicles.
The government says the proposed law will establish a single framework to manage the entire lifecycle of public vehicles and machinery and improve accountability.
The Cabinet approved the draft Plant, Machinery and Vehicles Management Bill, 2026.
The law, once enacted by Parliament, will establish a unified legal framework governing the acquisition, operation, maintenance and disposal of government-owned plant, machinery and vehicles.
According to Cabinet, the current legal regime governing government vehicles and heavy machinery remains fragmented across several institutions, resulting in overlapping mandates, duplication of responsibilities and weak accountability in managing public assets.
