URSB urges Karamoja entities to embrace the Non-Individual Register
The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) has urged organisations and businesses in Karamoja to register on the Non-Individual Register and obtain an Entity Registration Number (ERN) to improve formalisation, planning and service delivery.
The call was made during a stakeholder engagement held at Hotel Africana in Moroto, where government officials, civil society and private sector representatives discussed the importance of the new centralised register.
Ambrose Ekaju, the Commissioner of Finance and Administration, said bringing non-individual entities under one identification framework would enable government to easily identify, regulate and plan for organisations operating in the country.
“Having accurate information about entities will help government in planning and also improve transparency, efficiency and the ease of doing business,” Ekaju said.
The Non-Individual Register covers companies, partnerships, non-governmental organisations, associations, trusts, cooperatives, government departments and agencies, trade unions and organised groups involved in business, professional, social and charitable activities.
Marion Tugumisirize, a Senior Registration Officer at URSB, said many entities have been operating under different registration systems, creating gaps in legal entity information.
Tugumisirize clarified that the register will not replace existing sector-specific registration systems, but will strengthen them by improving the sharing, authentication and verification of entity information.
Benon Kwikiriza, the Moroto District Resident Commissioner, urged local authorities and the business community to increase awareness about formalisation, saying registration would help government plan better and bring more informal businesses into the formal economy.
