List of ministers of internal affairs of UgandaList of ministers of internal affairs of UgandaSince independence from the United Kingdom on 9 October 1962, Uganda has had the following ministers of internal affairs:No.NameFromToHead of stateNotes-G Oda19601962Benedicto KiwanukaOda was minister under Prime Minister Benedicto Kiwanuka and the first to take the title of minister and not secretary. He was Minister of Internal Affairs under the transitional government.1Cuthbert Joseph Obwangor19621964Apollo Milton OboteObwangor was Minister of Regional Administration which briefly assumed the responsibilities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.1Felix Kenyi Onama19621964Apollo Milton OboteOnama also can lay claim to the Minister of Interior position between 1962 and 1964, as he was Minister of Works and Labour. That role assumed some of the other responsibilities of the Minister of Interior like leading the police.2Basil Kiiza Bataringaya19641971Apollo Milton OboteBasil Kiiza Bataringaya headed the newly created Ministry of Home Affairs, later renamed Ministry of Internal Affairs. He assumed the role after he flipped parties and joined the Obote administration.3Lt. Col. Ernest Obitre Gama19711973Idi Amin4Charles Oboth‐Ofumbi197316 February 1977Idi Amin5Paulo Muwanga19781980Yusuf Lule5Paulo Muwanga19781980Godfrey Binaisa5Paulo Muwanga19781980Presidential Commission of Uganda5Paulo Muwanga19781980Paulo MuwangaPaulo Muwanga became head of state briefly when the Presidential Commission of Uganda gave him the powers of the President of Uganda from 22 May to 15 December 1980, where he also was Minister of Internal Affairs.6John Mikloth Magoola Luwuliza-Kirunda19811985Apolo Milton Obote Dr. John M. M. Luwuliza Kirunda left the role when he became Foreign Minister7Paul Ssemogerere19851988General Bazilio Olara-OkelloPaul Ssemogerere left the position when he became Foreign minister7Paul Ssemogerere19851988General Tito OkelloPaul Ssemogerere left the position when he became Foreign minister7Paul Ssemogerere19851988Yoweri MuseveniPaul Ssemogerere left the position when he became Foreign minister7Paul Ssemogerere19851988Yoweri MuseveniPaul Ssemogerere stayed on for the beginning of Yoweri Museveni's administration.8Kahinda Otafiire19881989Yoweri MuseveniMaj. Kahinda Otafiire had to resign as Minister of Internal Affairs after he brandished a pistol at a woman at a Kampala bar.9Ibrahim Mukiibi19891994Yoweri Museveni10Crispus Kiyonga19941996Yoweri Museveni11Eriya Kategaya19962001Yoweri Museveni12James Wapakhabulo20012004Yoweri MuseveniDied in office13Tom Butime20042005Yoweri MuseveniIn acting capacity14Hilary Onek27 May 201123 May 2013Yoweri Museveni15Aronda Nyakairima23 May 201312 September 2015Yoweri Museveni16Rose Akol13 November 20156 June 2016Yoweri Museveni17Jeje Odongo6 June 2016PresentYoweri Museveni