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, and any other registrations required by law.
Locations.
The headquarters of URSB are located at Georgian House, 5 George Street, in Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. In addition, URSB maintains branch offices at the following locations:
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 on 21 January 2021, the members of the board of directors are:
Management.
As of 21 January 2021, Mercy Kainobwisho serves as Registrar General; the Deputy Registrar Generals of URSB are Jane Okot P’Bitek Langoya (Registries) and Alfred Mugisha (Finance and Administration).