





Chief Guest Dr. Mary Teopista (Center), Amb. Francis Butagira, Registrar General Ms. Mercy K. Kainobwisho and URSB board members pose for a photo at the URSB ISO Certification External Stakeholders celebration
Hon. Nobert Mao congratulates the Registrar General, Ms. Mercy K. Kainobwisho, and Board member, Ms. Lydia A. Sekkabira on the ISO 9001:2015 certification milestone
Mr. Hamidu Tumuhimbise, a senior Registration Officer, attends to a client during the UEB claimants exercise at the Uganda Business Facilitation Center, Kololo
A delegation from PACRA led by the Deputy Registrar Mr. Chewe Peter Chilufya (Center) visited URSB for a 3 days benchmarking visit on the Intellectual Property Registry on how systems operate, the digital improvements implemented and how these reforms contribute to reduced turnaround time
A delegation from UNOC visits URSB to benchmark on the Digital Transformation Journey.
Director General WIPO Mr. Daren Tang, Minister of Justice Hon. Nobert Mao, The Registrar General Ms. Mercy K. Kainobwisho, URSB Board members a delegation from WIPO pause for a photo at the Uganda Business Facilitation Center during the DG’s mission to Uganda

URSB Advances Non-Individual Register Regulations
Last week, the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) convened a two-day technical engagement at the Fairway Hotel to review and refine draft regulations aimed at operationalising the Non- Individual Register (NIR).
The day-long sessions brought together URSB senior management, technical officers, alongside the procured consultants led Ms. Rachel Nsiyona, together with Mr. Kenneth Rutaremwa, and Ms. Rose Tewa, who presented the draft regulatory framework. Discussions focused on strengthening legal clarity, implementation mechanisms, compliance obligations, and alignment with national operationalisation standards.

Opening the engagement, Commissioner Legal Services, Mr. Mustapher Ntale, emphasised the importance of establishing a solid regulatory foundation. “We must ensure that the regulations guiding the Non[1]Individual Register are clear, enforceable, and capable of inspiring public confidence. A well-crafted framework will determine the effectiveness and credibility of this register,” he noted.

URSB BOARD REPRESENTED
URSB Board Member, Mr. Alex Byaruhanga, joined the discussions and made significant expert contributions, offering strategic direction on better regulation drafting, accountability, and regulatory best practice to guide the finalisation of the instrument. The engagement concluded with remarks from Mr. Walid Kule, Coordinator Non-Individual Register, who reaffirmed URSB’s commitment to delivering a transparent, efficient, and nationally responsive register that strengthens regulatory oversight and supports Uganda’s national entity registration and socio-development agenda.