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Archives April 2023

THE NEW ELECTED BOARD OF URRO AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ON 12/4/2023

The new Board of URRO pose for a photo with the representative of the Registrar General L-R: Dr. Julius Biryomumeisho- Senior Lecturer Gulu University and member UTANA; Mr. David Kasozi Kibuuka- the new Board Chair and CEO of Roots Publishers and member UPA; Mr. Ronald Lutunda- representative of the Registrar General at the AGM; Mr. Martin Okia-out going Chairman of URRO and now Ex-officio; Ms Fortunate Tusasirwe FEMRITE; Ms Eva Mutongole Wamala Chairperson of Uganda Children’s Writers & Illustrators Association; Johnson Maganja a children’s writer, journalist and teacher; Mr. Charles Batambuze Executive Director URRO; Ms Crystal Rutangye Publishing Director at Scribe House; and Mr. John Kateregga aka John Kay President Uganda Songwriters Association. Congratulations to the new team.

The Annual General Meeting of the Uganda Reproduction Rights Organisation (URRO) which was held on 12/04/2023 at the National Theatre.

UPDATES ON ELECTION PROCESS TO URRO BOARD

Dear Members,

As we gear up towards the forthcoming URRO AGM due 12th April 2023 at the Green Room, National Theatre, here are some updates on the election process to the URRO Board.

Category 1:

Candidates nominated to represent Rightsholder associations on the Board are as below:

1. Uganda Publishers Association (UPA)-  David Kibuuka, CEO of Roots Publishers; formerly Country Director for Pearson and Longhorn Publishers.

2. Uganda Children’s Writers and Illustrators Association (UCWIA)- Eva Mutongole Wamala, Chairperson of UCWIA

3. Uganda Women Writers Association (FEMRITE)- Fortunate Tusasirwe, Board member at FEMRITE

4. Uganda Textbook, Academic and Non-fiction Authors Association (UTANA)- Dr. Justus Biryomumeisho, a Lecturer at Gulu University

5. Uganda Songwriters Association (USWA)- no person yet.

Category 2:

Candidates that have expressed interest in representing Individual members of URRO

1. Crystal Rutangye, Publishing Director at Scribe House and Publishing Commonwealth Scholar-Publishing Studies (2014-15). 

2. Johnson Maganja, A children’s writer, teacher, and Journalist

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Charles Batambuze

Executive Director

Uganda Reproduction Rights Organisation (URRO)

National Book Trust of Uganda (NABOTU)

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