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March 15, 2021 Bank of Uganda governor Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile
Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile last week stealthily made his way into the parliament’s appointments and vetting committee to defend his re-appointment as governor of the Central Bank, with security personnel ensuring that media and the public did not even catch a glimpse of him.
The 71-year-old economist has been at the helm of Bank of Uganda (BOU) since 2001 and in January, President Yoweri Museveni reappointed him as governor for the next five years pending parliament approval. Sources in the appointments committee described Mutebile as looking physically weak but mentally sharp.
The appointments committee chaired by speaker Rebecca Kadaga convened in parliament’s conference hall adjacent to the president’s office to vet Mutebile amid tight security. No journalist was allowed anywhere close to the vetting premises by security personnel who had zealously been keeping watch ahead of Mutebile’s arriv