Uganda Registration Services Bureau
| URSB | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 2004 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Uganda |
| Headquarters |
Georgian House 5 George Street Kampala, Uganda |
| Agency executives |
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| Parent agency | Uganda Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs |
| Website | Homepage |
The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) is a semi-autonomous government agency, established by Act of Parliament in 1998 in Uganda. URSB is responsible for civil registrations (including marriages and divorces but not including births, adoptions, or deaths), business registrations (setups and liquidations), registration of patents and intellectual property rights, and any other registrations required by law.[1][2][3][4]
Locations
The headquarters of URSB are located at Georgian House, 5 George Street, in Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The coordinates of the main office are 0°19'04.0"N, 32°34'39.0"E (Latitude:0.317768; Longitude:32.577508).[5] In addition, URSB maintains branch offices at the following locations:[6]
- Posta Branch - Posta Uganda Main Office, Booths 2 & 3, Kampala Road, Kampala
- UIA Branch - UIA Offices, 2nd Floor, Twed Towers, Lumumba Avenue, Kampala
- Mbale Branch - Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, 3 Park Crescent, Mbale
- Mbarara Branch - 1 Kamukuzi Hill, Mbarara
- Gulu Branch – 6B Princess Road, Gulu
- Arua Branch – 42/44 Packwach Road, Arua
Overview
In 2015, URSB was awarded "global recognition for improved service delivery, client satisfaction, innovation and leadership", by OtherWays Management and Consulting, a France-based international research organisation.[7]
One of the priority areas that URSB is working on is establishing a national registry of movable assets, also known as a "chattels registry", to enable micro, small, and medium businesses to borrow from the formal banking sector, which requires collateral.[8]
In February 2016, URSB signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Directorate of Public Prosecutions and the Uganda Financial Intelligence Authority. The MoU was intended to ease the sharing of information between the three government agencies and reduce government bureaucracy. The ultimate goal is to cut down on the concealment of assets and illegal money laundering.[9]
Administration
Board of directors
According to URSB's website on 30 March 2016, the members of the board of directors included the following:[1][10]
- Francis Butagira - Mbarara: chairman
- Ben Anyama - Adjumani Town Council
- Patrick Mutabwire - Ministry of Local Government, Kampala
- Patrick Mutabwire - Ministry of Local Government, Kampala:
- Masokoyi Swalikh Wasswa - Islamic University in Uganda, Mbale
- Guma Gumisiriza - Ibanda District
- Moses Kaggwa - Ministry of Finance & Economic Planning - Kampala
- Patrick Okilangole - Ministry of Trade, Industry & Cooperatives, Kampala
- Christine Kaahwa - Ministry of Justice & Constitutional Affairs
- Bemanya Twebaze - Registrar General & CEO of URSB, Kampala
Management
The following constituted URSB's senior management team as of 30 March 2016[11]
- Bemanya Twebaze - chief executive officer (CEO) of URSB
- Jane Okot P’Bitek Langoya - deputy CEO of URSB
- Eva Kentaro Mugerwa - director of Civil Registration
- Mercy Kyomugasho Kainobwisho - director of Business Registration
- Alex Anganya - director, Internal Audit
See also
- Uganda Revenue Authority
- Insurance Regulatory Authority of Uganda
- Uganda Retirement Benefits Regulatory Authority
- National Social Security Fund (Uganda)
References
- 1 2 3 Tumusiime, Abdulaziizi (15 January 2015). "Government to inject Shs10 billion in URSB". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ↑ URSB (30 March 2016). "Uganda Registration Services Bureau: About Us – Overview". Kampala: Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB). Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ↑ Bemanya Twebaze, and Judy Obitre-Gama (1 January 2016). "Transfer of Births, Deaths and Adoption Order Registration from URSB to NIRA Effective January 01, 2016". Kampala: National Identification and Registration Authority. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ↑ Birungi, Sandra Janet (6 January 2016). "New body to register births and deaths". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ↑ Google (30 March 2016). "Location of the Headquarters of Uganda Registration Services Bureau" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ↑ URSB (30 March 2016). "Uganda Registration Services Bureau: Contact Us". Kampala: Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB). Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ↑ Kasozi, Ephraim (3 December 2015). "Registration services bureau scoops global award". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ↑ Asiimwe, Dicta (12 December 2015). "Moveable assets to be listed for loan access in Uganda". The EastAfrican. Nairobu. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ↑ Athony Wesaka, and Jonathan Adengo (17 February 2016). "DPP joins fight against money laundering". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ↑ URSB (30 March 2016). "Uganda Registration Services Bureau: Board of Directors". Kampala: Uganda Registration Services Bureau (UBRS). Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ↑ URSB (30 March 2016). "Uganda Registration Services Bureau: Management". Kampala: Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB). Retrieved 30 March 2016.