The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED) has launched its Strategic Plan, Client Charter and Service Delivery Standards for the period 2025/26 to 2029/30, aimed at strengthening fiscal policy credibility, improving public investment efficiency and supporting Uganda’s Tenfold Growth Strategy.

The documents were prepared in line with the National Planning Act and the National Planning Call Circular issued by the National Planning Authority (NPA), and will serve as the ministry’s core management framework over the next five years.

The plan is expected to support the implementation of the Fourth National Development Plan (NDP IV) and improve accountability and service delivery across government institutions.

Finance Minister Kasaija: Fiscal Credibility Key to Investor Confidence

While speaking during the launch, Finance Minister Matia Kasaija said the unveiling of the Strategic Plan and service delivery documents demonstrates the ministry’s commitment to professionalism, integrity and accountability.

“At the heart of this transformation agenda is fiscal credibility. By maintaining disciplined fiscal management, strengthening domestic revenue mobilisation, and ensuring our public investments deliver measurable returns, we lay the foundation for the tenfold economic growth ambition,” Kasaija said.

He noted that fiscal credibility is not only a technical requirement but also a key driver of investor confidence, macroeconomic stability and public trust in government.

Nakyobe Calls for MoFPED Leadership by Example

The Deputy Head of Public Service and Deputy Secretary to Cabinet, Dr. Theopista Wenene, represented the Head of Public Service and Secretary to Cabinet, Lucy Nakyobe, who congratulated MoFPED for developing the guiding documents.

In her statement, Nakyobe said the Finance Ministry plays a critical role in enabling other Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), as well as local governments, to deliver on national priorities under NDP IV.

“Effective service delivery is central to restoring public confidence in government institutions. This launch demonstrates strong commitment to accountability, results-oriented governance and performance management,” Nakyobe said.

Dr. Ggoobi Outlines Six Pillars for the Next Five Years

The Permanent Secretary/Secretary to the Treasury, Dr. Ramathan Ggoobi, said the ministry’s goal over the next five years is to establish a strong foundation for rapid economic transformation.

He said MoFPED’s Strategic Plan is anchored on the theme: “Fostering Strategic Investments for Rapid and Inclusive Economic Growth.”

According to Dr. Ggoobi, the ministry will focus on establishing and sustaining fiscal policy credibility, efficient public investment, and coordinated development financing as a pathway to achieving tenfold economic growth.

He outlined six pillars that will guide implementation of the plan:

- Strengthening macroeconomic and fiscal policy credibility

- Mobilising and coordinating financing instruments to reduce the cost of capital and crowd in private sector investment

- Expanding and diversifying sustainable financing for development while preserving debt sustainability

- Strengthening public investment management for structural transformation

- Improving efficiency, credibility and development impact of public expenditure

- Building institutional capacity, systems and data infrastructure for effective governance and service delivery

Focus on Oil and Gas, PDM Efficiency, Women Entrepreneurs

Dr. Ggoobi said the ministry’s agenda is ambitious and targets average economic growth of at least 8 percent, poverty reduction, job creation and sustained macroeconomic stability.

He added that the ministry will prioritise flagship interventions such as financing the commercialisation of oil and gas, capitalising government development banks and financing schemes, supporting industrial transformation, empowering women entrepreneurs and improving the efficiency of the Parish Development Model (PDM).

“We will make the PDM more efficient to transition households into the money economy and profitable enterprises,” he said.

A Roadmap for Uganda’s Economic Transformation

The MoFPED Strategic Plan and Client Charter are expected to strengthen service delivery standards within the ministry and improve coordination of financing instruments to support Uganda’s economic transformation agenda.

The plan also signals government’s commitment to ensuring public investments generate measurable results and contribute to long-term national development.