Chargé d'affaires a.i. Marcin Kubiak visits Kampala
14.10.2026
On 13-14 October 2026, Chargé d'affaires a.i. Marcin Kubiak visited Kampala to participate in the Kick-off conference of the EU twinning project between the Supreme Audit Office and the Office of the Auditor General of Uganda.
The programme of the visit also included decoration of Professor Ephraim Kamuntu, Honorary Consul of the Republic of Poland in Uganda, who is currently Uganda’s Minister for Internal Affairs with the Golden Cross of Merit and a meeting with the Head of the EU Delegation in Kampala, Ambassador Jan Sadek.
The aim of the conference was to present to the public the objectives of a project designed to enhance the institutional capacity of the Ugandan audit office and to improve the effectiveness of audits of public expenditure. Polish-Ugandan cooperation focuses on improving the quality of audit, making more effective use of audit findings and increasing the accountability of public institutions for the management of budgetary funds. The budget of the project amounts to 2 million euros and is scheduled for two years.
The conference was attended by Mr Sylweriusz Królak, Deputy President of the Supreme Audit Office; Mr Grzegorz Haber, Member of the SAO Board from the Audit Process Management Department; the SAO twinning project coordinator, Mr Robert Sasin; the President of the OAG, Mr Edward Akol; Dr Maximus Ochai, Member of the Ugandan Parliament; the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Poland in Kampala and Minister for Internal Affairs, Professor Ephraim Kamuntu; and the Head of the Finance, Contracts and Financial Audit Unit at the EU Delegation, Mr Anton Garcia.
The conference also featured a ceremony of decorating Honorary Consul of the Republic of Poland in Uganda Professor Efraim Kamuntu with the Golden Cross of Merit in recognition of his outstanding service as Honorary Consul of the Republic of Poland in Kampala since 1995. Chargé d’affaires a.i. Marcin Kubiak in his citation of honour highlighted Honorary Consul’s many years of consular service, dating back to 1995, as well as his significant contribution to promoting Polish economic interests in Uganda, his close ties with the Polish community, and his initiatives in support of development projects funded by the Republic of Poland.
The discussion with the Head of the EU Delegation in Kampala, Ambassador Jan Sadek, and his deputy, Eole Sury, focused on the political, economic and security situation in Uganda, East Africa and the Great Lakes region, as well as preparations for the EU–Uganda Political Dialogue.
