About Robinah Nabbanja
Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has been active in commissioning infrastructure projects and defending government policy in Parliament. On June 13, 2026, she commissioned the construction of three health facilities in the Bunyoro sub-region—including an accident and emergency ward at Hoima Regional Referral Hospital, an upgrade of Masindi General Hospital, and the upgrade of Buseruka Health Centre III to Health Centre IV—as part of preparations for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2027. She stated that the government is investing 545 billion Ugandan shillings in Bunyoro for AFCON readiness, and urged residents to take advantage of the opportunity for economic benefit. Earlier, on June 10, Nabbanja engaged in a heated exchange in Parliament with Leader of Opposition Joel Ssenyonyi over medical intern facilitation and the case of a missing person. She attributed the policy to facilitate interns to President Museveni and the NRM, stating, "It is the president who directed the ministry of health to put money so that interns can be facilitated."
Nabbanja was reappointed as Prime Minister for the 2026–2031 term, which was approved by Parliament on May 28, 2026. In her acceptance speech, she thanked President Museveni for the trust and outlined government priorities under the National Development Plan 4 and the NRM manifesto, including wealth creation, agro-industrialization, tourism, mineral development, and science and technology. She pledged a "no corruption, no more asleep" term of office. In earlier remarks on May 14, she reflected on her five-year tenure, stating that the government had fulfilled 88% of its manifesto commitments, and defended her receipt of 500 iron sheets for her constituency during the Karamoja relief distribution controversy, saying she distributed them to vulnerable people. She also warned Kampala residents to stop dumping rubbish in drainage channels and said businesses in basement areas should vacate, as such spaces are meant for parking.
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After being sworn in as president on May 12th, 2021, President Yoweri Museveni appointed a cabinet which included Uganda's Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja.
Nabbanja says that during the past five years, she has proved to the country that President Museveni did not make a mistake in appointing her to the position because she has served Ugandans diligently.
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Robinah Nabbanja0:27
No amount of intimidation or abuses can divert me from serving Ugandans. Like any other person, I would have been offended. For me, I know those people and they are needy.
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She says how she has managed to bring the office of the prime minister closer to the people by ensuring that ministers effectively serve Ugandans, especially through close monitoring of issues affecting citizens.
She shares that during her tenure the NRM government has managed to fulfill 88% of its manifesto pledges to Ugandans.
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Robinah Nabbanja1:23
89 commitments that were given to the people, 554 are already complete. That translates to more than 54%. We have 120-something which are ongoing, translating into an average of about 34%. We are about to complete those commitments.
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Narrator1:51
Nabbanja also reminded the public about the different areas she visited where she found people struggling, yet some of the relief assistance sent to them had been stolen or diverted by certain individuals.
Nabbanja is among several cabinet ministers who were implicated for diverting relief in the form of iron sheets for vulnerable people in the Karamoja region. She and other ministers were however cleared. Only the state minister for Karamoja, Agnes Nandutu, was convicted and sentenced to a four-year jail term.
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Robinah Nabbanja2:31
I am a member of parliament like any other. I benefited. I got only 500 sheets for Kakum under our legislature, and Kakum lies under... really even other members of parliament from my districts and other districts got sheets and we distributed to the vulnerable in our area. Boro is still also under affirmative action.
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Narrator2:59
Nabbanja says that under her leadership, government has managed to improve household incomes for Ugandans through programs such as the Parish Development Model, which they hope to strengthen further.
She also called upon Ugandans to turn up in large numbers at Kololo next Tuesday when President Museveni will be sworn in for his seventh term in office.
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Robinah Nabbanja3:43
The government has declared Tuesday, May 12th, 2026, that is next week, as a public holiday.
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Narrator3:54
On the issue of floods affecting Kampala, she asked city residents to stop dumping rubbish in drainage channels. She also warned people operating businesses in basement areas to vacate immediately, saying such spaces are meant for parking vehicles. She further revealed that government will soon display lists containing the names of traders affected by last year's Kiteezi floods so that the affected people can verify whether their names appear, enabling government to support the genuine victims.
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Robinah Nabbanja4:23
Members who came in the meeting were like, 'Why don't we take advantage of this harmonized list?' but when I inquired from the president, the president is advising: let us give them some few days, go down, we display this by next maybe Tuesday or Wednesday, we shall have come with a harmonized list, and this money will be paid on account to not go through anybody.
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Narrator4:51
Everything blocks the channel which should take away the water, therefore occasioning flood in the city, and some of it because of the outdated designs of those channels, which are now small, which are not large enough to carry the volume of water increasing because of the increased area of drainage, as occasioning these floods.
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Robinah Nabbanja5:16
Now we should appreciate, I think you should appreciate that really when government comes with some compassionate support to the traders, first of all it must be appreciated.
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Narrator5:31
At the moment, a list compiled by the Internal Security Organization indicates that only 737 traders were affected by the October 2025 floods. NTV Weekend Edition.
