The Minister of Public Service, Hon Wilson Muruli Mukasa, has revealed to Parliament that his Ministry requires Sh79.3b to compensate the 2,200 staff set to be laid off by Government.
The staff affected is a result of the rationalisation and merging of various public agencies and departments.
The agencies to be merged include, among other, Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA), Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), and National Information Technology Authority of Uganda (NITA-U).
Others are, Cotton Development Authority (CDA), Dairy Development Authority, Uganda Meteorological Authority.
The move by the government to rationalisation and merging of over 33 agencies and departments was aimed at curbing the mandate overlaps and jurisdiction among them, according to Muruli.
Muruli also noted that the Government proposal to disband and merge departments and agencies was aimed at slashing annual public administration costs which as of 2021 amounted to Sh1.3tr.
The rationalisation and merging caused a lot of debate in the public some arguing that it was long overdue while others were against the move due to the high number of people who are set to lose their jobs.
