President Yoweri Museveni has approved a new leadership team for Uganda’s Public Service Commission, appointing former Uganda Revenue Authority official Vincent Seruma as Chairperson and Jane Sanyu Mpagi as Deputy Chairperson.
The new team is meant to oversee recruitment, promotions and discipline across the country’s public service.
The appointments are contained in a presidential letter dated August 30, 2026, addressed to Head of Public Service and Secretary to Cabinet Lucy Nakyobe Mbonye.
In the letter, Museveni endorsed both the selection criteria used to identify the nominees and the final list of members who will serve on the constitutional commission.
“First of all, I approve of the criteria used as captured on page 5 of His Lordship Flavian Nzeija’s report,” Museveni wrote.
The President said the approved approach should also be adopted when appointing members to other government commissions, signaling his support for a uniform selection framework across constitutional bodies.
The new commission comprises Vincent Seruma as Chairperson, Jane Sanyu Mpagi as Deputy Chairperson, Anthony Taabu Munyaho, Hanifah Naamala Sengendo, Florence Mugoya Malinga, Opio Alex Acholi, Kenneth Namboga Madete, Patrick Ngolobe and Mauda Norah Mugisha as members. Sine Paul Claude and Mackay Akoori Ecuman Okure were approved as reserve candidates.
The appointments mark a transition at the Public Service Commission following the end of the tenure of Winnie Agnes Kabogoza Musoke, whose team had been overseeing recruitment reforms aimed at improving transparency and efficiency in government hiring. During her leadership, the commission worked with the Ministry of Public Service to strengthen electronic recruitment systems and tighten oversight of district service commissions.
Seruma takes over with extensive experience in public administration, having previously served as Assistant Commissioner in the Office of the Commissioner General at the Uganda Revenue Authority before retiring from the tax body. His appointment places an experienced civil servant at the helm of an institution that plays a central role in shaping Uganda’s public workforce.
“Secondly, I approve of the recommended Public Service Commission Members,” Museveni said in the letter.
The appointments come at a time when the commission faces pressure to address staffing gaps across ministries, departments and local governments. Recent concerns over delays in constituting some district service commissions have slowed recruitment in several districts, increasing expectations that the incoming team will accelerate appointments and strengthen accountability in the recruitment process.
The Public Service Commission is one of Uganda’s key constitutional institutions established under Articles 165 and 166 of the Constitution. Its members are appointed by the President with the approval of Parliament and serve renewable four year terms.
The commission is mandated to recruit, appoint, confirm and promote public officers, exercise disciplinary control over civil servants and guide district service commissions in maintaining merit based recruitment across the country.
The new appointments will be forwarded to Parliament for the required approval process before the commissioners formally assume office.
