The outgoing minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Syda Bbumba has advised her successes Maria Kiwanuka or to put more effort in job creation as it is one of the key challenges of the country right now.

Syda Bbumba now Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development

Bbumba formally handed over to Kiwanuka at the Ministry of Finance offices in Kampala. Bbumba said the budget that will be read on Wednesday has tried to provide for job creation incentives for the youth in order to curtail the rampant unemployment and under employment.

Bbumba said she is happy for being availed the opportunity to serve as Minister of finance, which she says has brought her several opportunities and milestones. She says one such milestone is being named the best Minister of Finance in Africa for 2010.

Bbumba says she has left the National Development Plan finalised to guide the budgeting and development policies of Uganda.

Maria Kiwanuka on her part thanked Bbumba for a job well done and promised to continue the good work she has left in progress. The function was witnessed by Fred Omach, the State Minister for Finance

The other two former state ministers for Finance Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu (Planning) and Ruth Nankabirwa (Microfinance) also handed over office to their successors.

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