Ruth Nankabirwa
Ruth Nankabirwa (November 28, 1965) is a Ugandan politician, who serves as the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development in the Ugandan Cabinet, effective 8 June 2021.Although she told her supporters "If the cows vote, let them vote, I want to get 120%" she lost her seat as Women MP for Kiboga District in January 2021.Before that, from 1 March 2015 until 3 May 2021, she served as the Chief Government Whip, a Cabinet-level position in Uganda.
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[edit]- Our key strategic pillars, with regards to the sustainable development of petroleum resources, revolve around six principles: ensure the sustainable production and utilisation of Uganda’s oil and gas resources; strengthen the legal and regulatory frameworks; enhance local capacity in the oil and gas operations; promote private investment; enhance quality, health, safety, security and environment (QHSSE); and improve the security of the supply of refined petroleum products.
- In terms of our work in the oil and gas downstream, it is our goal to acquire a strategic partner to develop the Kampala Storage Terminal and have its engineering designs developed.
- The principles guiding our actions in the transmission and distribution space focus on ensuring an increased electricity access rate, as well as consumption.
- It is very noteworthy to underline that we have prepared the Atomic Energy Amendment Bill and we are also preparing the local content strategy for nuclear energy development.
- The ministry is currently ensuring that human capacity is developed in order to facilitate proper takeover of several projects under the build, operate and transfer arrangement.
- Human capital development and steady infrastructural development have been very consequential.
