Hamson Obua, who has been the Minister of Sports, has been named out, with Peter Ogwang coming in as his successor.
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Obua has been made the Government Chief Whip in the reshuffles made by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Thursday.
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Ogwang, the legislator for Ngariam County (Katakwi District) has been the Minister of State for Economic Monitoring in the Office of the President.
Their reappointment is still pending a Parliamentary approval which is likely to swing in their favour.
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Obua is credited for spearheading the lobbying and start of the renovation of the famous Mandela National Stadium, Namboole on top of the country registering a couple of success stories on the globe.
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The outstanding performances in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics among many others led to the massive increase of the sports budget taking it to a tune of UGShs50 billion.
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