- Source: Uganda Registration Services Bureau
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, insolvency and receivership, chattels registry and any other registrations required by law.
Locations
The headquarters of URSB are located at Plot 1 Baskerville Avenue, in Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. In addition, URSB maintains branch offices at the following locations:
Georgian House Branch - George Street, Kampala
Posta Branch - Posta Uganda Main Office, Booths 2 & 3, Kampala Road, 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
Masaka Branch - 26 Edward Avenue, Mayors Garden
Hoima Branch - Hoima District Local Government Headquarters, Kyenjonjo-Hoima Road, Kasingo Cell, Hoima-Regional Service Uganda Centre Building Youth Library
Overview
In 2015, URSB was awarded "global recognition for improved service delivery, client satisfaction, innovation and leadership", by Otherways Management Association Club, a France-based organisation.
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.
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.
Administration
= Board of directors
=According to URSB's website, the members of the board of directors are:
Francis Butagira - (Chairman)
Caroline T Egesa - Kampala (Board Secretary)
Ben Anyama
Moses Zziwa
Emmanuel Dombo
Sarah Mitanda
Julius Kasirye
Swizin Mugyema
George Fred Kagimu
Mercy Kainobwisho - Registrar General & CEO of URSB, Kampala
= Management
=Mercy K Kainobwisho serves as Registrar General; the Deputy Registrar General of URSB is Mr. Alex Anganya (Finance and Administration).
See also
Uganda Revenue Authority
Insurance Regulatory Authority of Uganda
Uganda Retirement Benefits Regulatory Authority
National Social Security Fund (Uganda)
References
External links
Uganda Registration Services Bureau Website