The long-awaited swearing-in of Foreign Affairs Minister-designate Adonia Ayebare and State Minister-designate for Microfinance Sharsti Kutesa Musherure is now set to move forward after President Yoweri Museveni ordered preparations for the ceremony following the completion of their U.S. citizenship renunciation process.
The directive comes weeks after the two, alongside other ministerial nominees, missed the June 8 Cabinet swearing-in ceremony as government sought clarity on issues surrounding dual citizenship and constitutional eligibility for public office. (Pulse Uganda)
Sources familiar with the matter say Ugandan authorities received confirmation that the renunciation process had been finalized, paving the way for the President to authorize the next steps before the officials formally assume their ministerial responsibilities. Earlier engagements between Ugandan officials and the U.S. Embassy had focused on verifying the status of Ambassador Ayebare’s renunciation process after he waived privacy protections to allow American authorities to brief the Ugandan government directly. (ChimpReports)
Ayebare, a veteran diplomat and former Permanent Representative of Uganda to the United Nations, was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in President Museveni’s new Cabinet announced after the 2026 general elections. Musherure, the Mawogola North Member of Parliament, was named State Minister for Microfinance.
Their delayed swearing-in had temporarily left key portfolios without substantive office holders, prompting the President to appoint acting ministers to ensure continuity of government business while the citizenship matters were being resolved.
Government officials are now expected to finalize logistical arrangements for the oath-taking ceremony at State House, where the two nominees will formally take the oath of allegiance and the oath of office before beginning their ministerial duties.
The development marks the conclusion of a process that attracted significant public interest after constitutional questions arose over the eligibility of nominees who had previously held foreign citizenship. With the legal requirements now reportedly satisfied, attention shifts to the formal swearing-in that will complete the composition of President Museveni’s Cabinet for the 2026–2031 administration.