Public Service Minister announces roadmap for contributory Public Service Pension Fund

Public Service Minister Gen Katumba Wamala announced the implementation roadmap for the new Public Service Pension Fund, under which public officers are to contribute five percent of monthly salary and the government ten percent, with contributions due to start on 1 July 2027 after a one-year transition. According to The Independent, the Ministry of Public Service also directed responsible officers to update employee records and ordered government agencies to submit human resource manuals for harmonisation and not to implement new HR policies without clearance up to Cabinet.