

By Our Reporter
The Cabinet of Uganda could not have made a better choice in appointing Mr. Joseph N. Biribonwa the Chairperson of National Identification Registration Authority (NIRA) Governing Board, management of Victoria University has said.
“We at Victoria University congratulate our Vice Chairperson of the University Council, Mr. Joseph N. Biribonwa upon his new assignment as the new Chairperson of the Governing Board of the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA),” the university posted on its website.
We know Mr. Biribonwa as a seasoned expert in democracy & governance, management & administration, finance and corporate governance, with over forty (40) years of professional experience, the statement added.
Biribonwa served as Deputy Chairperson of the Uganda Electoral Commission and Chairperson National Initiative for Civic Education in Uganda (NICE-Uganda).
Other members on the Governing Board of NIRA are:
Ms Ruth Nvumetta L.M.Kavuma – Vice-Chairperson
Dr Betty Kivumbi Nannyonga – Member
Maj. Gen. Apollo Kasita-Gowa – Representative of
the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control
Mr James Saaka – Representative of NITA (U)
Mr Bemanya Twebaze – Representative of the Uganda Registration Services Bureau
Dr Paul Kintu – Representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
Dr Chris Ndatira Mukiza – Representative of Uganda Bureau of Statistics.