Tag Archives: registration

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Opposition party leaders have voiced concerns about the ongoing voter registration update exercise, questioning its fairness and alleging that the incumbent party is using its position to control the process. The exercise, which includes registration, updating voter information, and transferring polling stations, began on …

Why Civil Society want Govt to make birth registration a less cumbersome process for parents Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | In 2014, Laila Ndagire became a first-time mother. She delivered twins at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala. But she knew little about the fact that her babies had to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education has phased out physical registration and licensing of schools, transitioning the entire process to the EMIS (Education Management Information System) effective next year. Dr John Chrysostom Muyingo, the State Minister for Higher Education, said that this initiative, set to be …

Kamuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Ssabalangira wa Busoga Kingdom,  Moses Woira Mitala Kitimbo, who oversees the three Kingdom Counties of Bugabula, Budiope, and Buzaaya, has urged coffee farmers in Kamuli District to embrace the ongoing coffee registration exercise. Speaking during a regional stakeholders engagement held at the Kamuli Youth …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Services Registration Bureau (URSB) has embarked on the mass registration of informal businesses in the West Nile region. The move is aimed at addressing business informality among entrepreneurs and small business owners in the sub-region and the entire country. During a stakeholder engagement …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Norbert Mao said for the Uganda Registration Services Bureau to hit its target of Shs90 billion as non-tax revenues, the bureau needs to harmonize its systems to favour the junior businesses to be able to compete with the …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) has embarked on a countrywide campaign to popularize the Insolvency Amendment Act 2022 and the importance of business registration. The campaign which targets legal practitioners, policymakers, and business owners is being conducted to build capacity, create awareness, and drive …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board – UNEB is set to conclude the last phase of late registration for the 2023 candidates on Monday, July 31st, 2023. UNEB says any learners that intend to register for the 2023 PLE, UCE, and UACE Examinations should do so …

Over 1400 new employers registered since the start of the drive in March Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The National Social Security Fund has announced an extension of the mandatory registration for employers to June 30, 2023, following requests from small and medium enterprises. The non-compliant employers will thereafter be …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With effect from 1st July 2023, all vehicle registration functions will be handled by the Ministry of Works and Transport (MoWT). This move is the final stage in the transition of Vehicle registration from URA to MoWT that commenced three years ago. The transition …