Ms. Mercy K. Kainobwisho is the Registrar General and Official Receiver of the Uganda Registration Services Bureau since December 2020. She is an Advocate of Courts of Judicature with vast experience in Intellectual Property Law, Business Law, Project Management, Oil and Gas Law, Leadership and General Management. She holds a Masters of Laws in Intellectual Property from University of Turin, Italy; a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Makerere University Business School, Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Center, and a Bachelor of Laws degree from Makerere University.
She is the sitting Vice-Chair of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) General Assembly and the WIPO Seventeenth Advisory Committee on Enforcement (ACE) sessions. She is also very passionate about mentoring young people into leadership among other things.
Alex Anganya is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA-U) and a professional auditor with thorough knowledge, strong skills and experience in Internal Auditing, Financial and Treasury Management, and Risk Management with good Leadership skills. This was achieved with over a decade of his balanced internal audit career in both Private and Public Sector Organizations.
Alex was appointed Senior Internal auditor/ Head of internal audit at URSB and grew to become the Director Internal Audit a position he holds to date. He was elected Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Africa Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) which brings together 20 member states, Uganda Inclusive with headquarters based in Harare Zimbabwe. He served in this capacity for 4 years. He was also elected the chairperson of the JLOS audit committee, a subcommittee of the JLOS Budget working group, a position he holds to date.
Since assuming the role of Director Internal Audit, Alex has registered tremendous achievements in the areas of Good Governance, Transparency and Accountability which has led to improvement in revenue collection and service delivery generally and as a result, the Bureau is today being rated as one of the best professionally run public sector entity.
Alex holds a Masters degree in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Commerce Hons. degree (both obtained from Makerere University). He is also a member of the institute of internal auditors- (IIA Global) and also a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU). He holds Certificate in Security Management from Industrial Security Services-Jinja, Certificate of attendance in Para – Legal Trainer from Uganda Human Rights Activists, Trained in Procurement Management by World Shelter Programme International. He has also trained on Harmonized Approach to Cash Transfers by UNICEF among others.
Caroline is a result oriented and competent Advocate of the High Court of Uganda and all Courts subordinate with 9 years’ experience spanning across corporate secretarial, commercial law and corporate and finance management. She also has experience in administration and human resource management having carried out roles that required such skills.
Caroline holds an Honors degree in Law from Makerere University and a Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice. She is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) UK, Uganda Law Society (ULS), East African Law Society (EALS).
Previously, Caroline worked with Diamond Trust Bank for 4 years as Company Secretary, Head Legal and Head of the Debt Recovery Unit having worked as Company Secretary of National Bank of Commerce prior to joining Diamond Trust Bank. Caroline also served as Associate Partner and Administrator with Muwema and Mugerwa Advocates for 4 years.
Mr. Byamukama is a professionally trained & practicing seasoned human resource management and administrator. His career spans over 17 years having served both in Government Institutions as well as private organizations often serving at senior levels of management. He has accumulated an appropriate mix of conceptual, people management, administrative, human and technical skills and possessing a mature judgment.
Education Background
Geoffrey is a highly honest, committed, experienced, diligent, innovative and self-driven person who is a team builder and team player, capable of delivering results under strict deadlines. He cherishes time management, effectiveness, flexibility and integrity. A holder of a Master’s degree in Management Studies (MMS) HR Option from Uganda Management Institute (2007), a Post graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management from Uganda Management Institute (2003). He also possess a Bachelor of Arts (Education) degree (2001) from Makerere University – Kampala, holds a diploma in Education (1999). He has also attended and achieved several certificates in both human Resource management and Administration.
Key achievements
Geoffrey established and pioneered the operationalization of the Human Resource and Administration and functionalized Human Resources office at Uganda Registration Services Bureau since January, 2012 Portal. He also helped recruit and expanded staff of Uganda Registration Services Bureau to 315 staff and supervised the reviewed URSB Organogram in 2013, and 2016 from which saw the number of positions move from 126 to 332.
He was also among the pioneer staff the at operationalization of URSB when it became a semi- autonomous agency of government from being a department at the Ministry of Justice & Constitutional Affairs. He has since seen staff numbers grow from 12 in 2001 to over 300 presently.
Geoffrey was a committee member during the decentralization of services for URSB that saw the necessitated the set-up of Regional Offices where he directly managed the training programs and capacity building workshops to ensure that the offices operate in a fully functional ways.
Arthur Kwesiga is a seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience in the ICT and Public Sector Service industry. He holds diverse educational qualifications, including Master's Degrees in International Business Administration and Information Technology, a Masters of Laws in Patent and Design Law, and a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science. His expertise encompasses areas such as ICT, Commercial Registries, Leadership, and Financial Management.
Arthur has been instrumental in implementing business, intellectual property and civil registration reforms, driving public service delivery with digital technologies, and coordinating cost-effective systems for e-government initiatives.
A certified Project Manager and Lead Auditor/Implementer in Quality Management Systems, he has a proven track record of successfully managing ICT projects, innovating products and services to meet customer needs, and maintaining organizational quality standards. His achievements include spearheading commercial registry reform projects, enhancing public service through technology, exhibiting proficient project management, and upholding high-quality standards within various organizations.
Mr. Francis Kaggwa is the former Director Finance and Administration a position he has held from July 2015.
Mr. Francis Kaggwa comes on board with vast experience in Finance and related matters; He has worked as a Manager and Accountant in Insurance Regulatory Authority, as an Internal Auditor, Senior Loans Officer and Loans Officer in Centenary Bank. He also worked in World Vision MEDNET as a Finance Officer.
Francis holds ACCA and CPA certificates, a Master’s Degree in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from Makerere University.
Freda Bwiizi Nayebare Otafiire has invaluable experience of 10 years in project planning, public financial management, strategy development and evaluation of project cost and risk. She has used project management experience to formulate medium term strategic frameworks to achieve desirable performance, drafted revenue growth strategies and carried out business process solutions that facilitate service improvements during her working experience.
Freda holds a Master of Science in Administrative studies majoring in Innovation and Technology from Boston University – Boston Massachusetts, a Bachelor’s degree in Development Studies from Makerere University, certificates in Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation from Setym Montreal – Canada.
She currently works as Director Planning and Research at Uganda Registration Services Bureau, previously she worked as Manager Planning and Senior Planner, at URSB, Commercial Attaché to Washington DC in the Ugandan Embassy and Operations Manager for a private company Arua Mercantile.
She is a member of Project management Institute PA USA and a patron for non- profit – cardinal life of purpose.
Mr. Ntale Mustapher is the Director Business Registration at Uganda Registration Services Bureau. He is a key person in insolvency reforms within URSB and Uganda as a whole, the most recent project being revival of Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL). He has represented Uganda at both national and international conferences, including the International Association of Insolvency Regulators (IAIR) and United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Working Group V meetings.
Mr. Ntale holds a Master of Laws (LLM) degree from the University of Cambridge (UK), a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from Makerere University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice from Law Development Centre. He received the Chief Justice’s Prize (2007), the Attorney General’s Prize (2009) and the Commonwealth Shared Cambridge Scholarship (2009/10) for outstanding academic performance.
Prior to joining URSB, Mr. Ntale worked with Newmark Advocates, Kasimbazi, Kamanzi & Co. Advocates and taught law at Islamic University in Uganda. He had also done consultancy work for USAID, Oxfam, and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). He is an Advocate, a member of Uganda Law Society and East Africa Law Society.
Agaba Gilbert is the Director Intellectual Property at Uganda Registration Services Bureau where he currently manages the team that administers intellectual property laws in Uganda.
Agaba is passionate about intellectual property and has participated in various intellectual property initiatives nationally and internationally including chairing the expert committee that negotiated text for the Arusha Protocol for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants, was a member of the steering committee for the formulation of the National Intellectual Property Policy, is a member of the National Expert Group on the use of patent information in appropriating technology, and represents Uganda at various meetings of the World Intellectual Property Organisation where he is immediate past Vice Chair of the Paris Union Executive Committee.
Agaba is also a Registrar of intellectual property rights and in this role he examines and registers trademarks, patents, industrial designs, and copyright. He has audited Collective Management Organisations, he also adjudicates in contentious matters in prosecution of intellectual property rights, and is responsible for ensuring the quality of the intellectual property rights granted.
Agaba is an avid promoter of intellectual property as a tool for development and participates in various sensitization and awareness building activities nationally and internationally to promote intellectual property.
Robert is the Director of Insolvency and Receivership. He is an advocate of the High Court of Uganda with over 10 years solid experience in Business and Company registrations.
Prior to his appointment as Director of Business Registration, he served as a State Attorney from 2008, before becoming a Senior Registration Officer in 2012. He was promoted to the Manager Business Registration where he served from 2015 to 2020.
Robert possesses vast experience in Company Law and is a member of a host committees like the Doing Business Committee, the URSB Legal Reform Committee as well as the Competitiveness & Enterprise Development Project (CEDP) Contracts Committee.
Robert holds an Honors Degree in Law from Uganda Christian University, a Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from Law Development Centre, Kampala, a Master of Laws in Oil and Gas and a couple of professional training certificates in leadership, project management, public procurement and procurement for World Bank projects.
Robert has walked the business reform journey at Uganda Registration Services Bureau since 2011 to date and has overseen a number of reforms aimed at ease of doing business in Uganda.
He is passionate, experienced, reputable and highly professional Accountant with thorough knowledge in Internal Audit, Financial Management, Risk Management and Good Leadership skills.
Ambrose has been a member of Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) for over 10 Years and has served as a member of Public Practice Panel (2018-2020), a member of Internal Audit Panel (2020- 2022) both are sub committees of the Professional Standards Committee of the ICPAU.
Previously he served as Manager Internal Audit at URSB from 2015- 2021, Head of internal Audit at Soroti Municipal Council (2007-2015) and Internal Auditor at Soroti Municipal Council (2005-2007).
Ambrose holds CPA-U, PGD in Financial Management of UMI, BBA(Accounts) of Ndejje university, Diploma in Project Planning and Management among others.
