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President Yoweri Museveni has appointed Dr. John Chrysostom Muyingo as Acting Minister of Education and Sports.
The appointment, which takes immediate effect, was announced on Thursday in a communication from the Presidential Press Unit (PPU).
Dr. Muyingo, who has served as State Minister for Higher Education since 2011, will oversee the ministry during the absence of the substantive minister, Janet Museveni, who has been away from office due to ill health.
The Ministry of Education and Sports has effectively operated without a substantive political head since the start of the current government term.
Although Janet Museveni was reappointed Minister of Education and Sports, she neither appeared before Parliament’s Appointments Committee for vetting nor took the oath of office because of her health condition.
Janet Museveni has served as Minister of Education and Sports since 2016, overseeing key reforms, including curriculum reviews, the expansion of Universal Secondary Education, and the implementation of competency-based learning.
Her health challenges reportedly became more pronounced during the previous term, leading to the gradual delegation of several ministerial responsibilities to Dr. Muyingo. Dr. Muyingo’s appointment comes days after President Museveni publicly disclosed that the First Lady fell seriously ill on March 21, 2026, but is steadily recovering.
