UBOS, ICT Ministry Clash over Control of Govt Data

Uganda's Data Plan Draws Legal Challenge

Uganda launched a five-year, US$454 million data plan on 20 October. The national statistics bureau says the ICT ministry has no legal mandate to lead it.

UBOS, ICT ministry clash over control of govt data

UBOS argues that the ministry has no legal authority to spearhead matters relating to national statistics

UBOS, ICT Ministry Clash as Statistics Bureau Declares National Data Strategy ‘Illegal’

KAMPALA, October 21, 2026 — A bitter dispute has erupted between the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) and the Ministry of Information, Communication Technology and National Guidance over the government’s National Data Strategy, with the statistics agency declaring the initiative illegal and urging the public to treat it with “the utmost contempt.” In a strongly […]

UBOS Rejects National Data Strategy, Says ICT Ministry Overstepped Its Legal Mandate

UBOS has rejected Uganda’s National Data Strategy, arguing that the ICT Ministry has overstepped its legal mandate under the UBOS Act, 1998.

UBOS, ICT Ministry Clash Over Control of National Data Strategy

The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has accused the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance of overstepping its legal mandate following the launch of a National Data Strategy, exposing a dispute between the two government agencies over responsibility for managing the country’s data systems. In a public statement issued on Wednesday (October 21), UBOS said the strategy breaches the Uganda Bureau of Statistics Act, 1998, which establishes the bur…

UBOS rejects new national data strategy, labels ICT Ministry launch 'illegal' and 'redundant'

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has described the newly unveiled National Data Strategy as illegal, irregular, redundant and adds no value to the National Statistical System. Just hours after the roadmap was rolled out at a high-level function, UBOS issued a rebuke, condemning the framework as an encroachment … The post UBOS rejects new national data strategy, labels ICT Ministry launch ‘illegal’ and …