Bemanya Twebaze
Bemanya Twebaze, is a Ugandan lawyer and corporate executive, currently serving as Uganda's Registrar General and Chief Executive Officer of the Uganda Registration Services Bureau, since March 2012.[1]
Bemanya Twebaze | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
| Alma mater | Makerere University (Bachelor of Laws) Law Development Centre ( Diploma in Legal Practice) Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (Master of Business Administration) |
| Occupation | Lawyer and Corporate Executive |
| Years active | 1994 — present |
| Known for | Management |
| Title | Registrar General and Executive Director of the Uganda Registration Services Bureau |
Background and education
He holds a Bachelor of Laws, awarded by Makerere University, in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. He also holds a Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Centre, also in Kampala. His Master of Business Administration was obtained from the Eastern and Southern African Management Institute.[1]
Career
His legal career stretches back more than 20 years. He is an expert in the areas of commercial law, business registration, intellectual property and insolvency. He has strong experience in successfully managing and concluding the liquidation of large parastatals.[1]
In his role as Registrar General, he has worked with other government agencies and stakeholders, to shorten the time it takes to register a business, from four days, to two hours.[2] This is achieved by aggregating all the stakeholder representatives in one-stop-registration centers where registration can be completed in one visit.[2]
Other responsibilities
In May 2017, Bemanya Twebaze, was appointed receiver-manager of Uganda Telecom Limited, a parastatal company which had failed to meet its financial obligations.[3] Although a forensic audit by PricewaterhouseCoopers determined UTL's liabilities at Sh700 billion (approx. US$196 million), with total assets valued at Sh248 billion (approx. US$69 million), Bemanya Twebaze is optimistic that the business can be revived back to profitability.[4]
In January 2020, the High Court of Uganda replaced Bemanya Twebaze with Ruth Sebatindira, as the Administrator of UTL, in court-appointed receivership. The court ruling was on 2 January 2020 and the hand-over of office occurred on 6 January 2020.[5]
References
- "Bemanya Twebaze profile". Uganda Registration Services Bureau. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- Kayiwa, Edward (19 September 2017). "Investors to register in two hours - URSB". New Vision. Kanmpala. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- Ibrahim Manzil (10 May 2017). "UTL set for liquidation, hundreds to lose jobs". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- Eronie Kamukama (4 May 2017). "Uganda Telecom will become profitable, URSB maintains". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- Moses Kyeyune (6 January 2020). "Bemanya hands over to new UTL administrator Ruth Sebatindira". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 8 January 2020.