URBRA Management Team
Rita Faith Nansasi Wasswa (Mrs.)
Acting Chief Executive Officer /Chief Manager Legal Services
Rita Faith Nansasi Wasswa is an advocate of the High court of Uganda with over fifteen years of experience in legal practice, legislative drafting and providing corporation secretarial services. She also has vast knowledge and experience in Board room dynamics and Corporate Governance practices.
She is currently the Acting Chief Executive Officer / Director Legal Services at the Uganda Retirement Benefits Regulatory Authority.
She holds a Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB – Hons) from Uganda Christian University- Mukono, a Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (PGDLP) from the Law Development Center-Kampala and a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from Eastern and Southern Africa Management Institute (ESAMI). Read More
Rita previously worked as a State Attorney in the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs in the Directorate of First Parliamentary Counsel where she drafted several laws that have since been enacted. Rita was the lead Counsel responsible for drafting of the URBRA Act 2011, the various Regulations and Guidelines made under the Act. She was a member of the Pension Reform Task Force that was spearheaded by the Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development to reform the Retirement Benefits Sector. She is also a member of the taskforce responsible for Public Service Pension Reform.
She greatly contributed towards the establishment of URBRA right from the Authority’s inception when she was seconded from the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs to support the Board. She has continued to steer the Authority’s Legal department in the development and implementation of the regulatory and licensing framework for retirement benefits schemes and the various service providers. She has been very instrumental in ensuring the enforcement and compliance with the Uganda Retirement Benefits Regulatory Act 2011, Regulations and Guidelines made under the Act.
Hajji Hassan Nakabaale
Chief Manager Corporate and Public Affairs
Hajji Hassan Nakabaale is the Director of Corporate and Public Affairs of the Authority, which he joined in March 2017. He came on board with vast experience of more than 12 years in the fields of Corporate Communication, Public Affairs & Media Relation Strategies, Communication Policy & Advocacy, Press Conference Planning and implementation, Protocol matters, Digital Media Promotion & Consultancy, Corporate Social Responsibility, Community Mobilization & Sensitization.
From 2004 to 2017, he worked as a Senior Private Secretary to H.E., the Vice President of the Republic of Uganda, in the Press Unit (VPPU). He also held managerial positions in the Statehouse’s Directorates of Economic Affairs, Investment Affairs, ICT, and Political Affairs. Read More
Nakabaale is a Charter member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) of the United Kingdom, a Fellow of the Global Academy of Finance & Management (GAFM) of the United States of America, a Certified Public Relations Analyst (CPRA) affiliation of the University of Nairobi in Kenya and an alumnus of the Institute Leadership & Management in Quebec, Montreal in Canada.
He holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and a Bachelor of Information Technology (B.IT) degree from Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda. He is a member of the Public Relations Association of Uganda (PRAU), the umbrella body for professional Communicators and PR practitioners for both the public & private entities in Uganda.
He is a distinguished Rotarian at a Paul Harris Fellow (PHF) Level and a Life Member of the Red Cross Society of Uganda. Hassan has participated in several National Corporate Social Responsibility programs, including the construction of the Blood Bank house at Mengo Hospital (the second in the country), the construction of the Cancer Unit at Nsambya Hospital, and the ongoing construction of the first Sickle cell Centre of Excellence treatment unit also at Nsambya Hospital.
Daisy Lynda Nabakooza
Chief Manager Supervision and Market Conduct
Ms. Daisy Lynda Nabakooza joined the Authority in 2015. She is an Advocate of the High Court of Uganda and all Courts of Judicature. She is also a member of the Uganda Law Society and East Africa Law Society.
She holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) Degree from Makerere University, a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice from Law Development Centre (LDC) and a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from the Eastern & Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI). Read More
Daisy has over 10 years’ experience in commercial law and banking, having worked in both the public and private sector. Before joining URBRA, Daisy worked with DFCU Bank in the Credit Operations Unit, in charge of credit documentation and securities’ perfection.
Susan Muhumuza Nyatia (Mrs.)
Chief Manager Human Resource & Administration
Mrs. Susan Nyatia Muhumuza, joined URBRA in 2013 as Head of Human Resource and Administration on secondment from the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. She was part of the initial team that was key in the initial institutional development.
Susan has over 17 years’ experience in Human Resource Management having worked at the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development from 2000. From 2007 to 2013 she was head of Human Resource Management in the Ministry where she was pivotal in the realization of the Graduate Economists’ Scheme and restructuring of the Ministry among others. Read More
She holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons) degree from Makerere University, a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the Mediterranean Institute of Management (Cyprus) and a Master of Science Degree in Human Resource Management from University of Groningen (Netherlands). She is also a Certified Balanced Scorecard Professional from the Balanced Scorecard Institute.
Benjamin K. Mukiibi
Chief Manager Research & Strategy
Benjamin Mukiibi has extensive experience in insurance and pensions. He has more than a decade of functional experience and expertise in corporate risk management, research and strategy, economic and statistical methods (multilevel models, factor analysis, structural equation models, latent curve models, item response theory models, latent class models, and mixture models) and databases.
Currently, he heads the Research and Strategy Function at the Uganda Retirement Benefits Regulatory Authority, working on the design and management of research projects geared towards retirement policy reforms, decisions and implementation of pension coverage initiatives.Read More
He also leads the Authority’s Corporate Strategy Team, and is in charge of project inputs for improved regulation and supervision of the Technical Committee of the International Organization of Pension Supervisors.
Previously he was involved in setting up and delivering social and economic development on projects implemented on behalf of the British Department for International Development (now UK Aid), the German Development Agency (GiZ), the World Bank (WB), and the European Union (EU)
Felix Blasio Mukisa
Manager Information and Communications Technology
Felix joined URBRA in October 2023 and is currently heading the ICT department where he is responsible for driving technology innovations, project execution, and overseeing a standardized operational ICT environment for the delivery of an effective and efficient retirement benefits framework.
With over 14 years of experience spanning Internet services and banking, Felix brings expertise in computer network infrastructure, payment systems, system integration, project management, and cybersecurity. Read More
Felix holds a Bachelors and Masters in Information Technology from Amity University, India, and is certified in CCNA, CCNA Security, CCNP, and ITIL. He has further honed his skills through courses in Project Management, Digital Transformation, Executive Cybersecurity Governance, AI & Business Strategy, Mentoring, and coaching
Fatuma Sentongo Nagawa
Manager Internal Audit
Fatuma Nagawa is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) UK, a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and Certified Quality Assessor of Internal Audit functions. She holds a Masters’ Degree in Business Administration (MBA)from Herriot Watt University (Edinburgh Business School).
Fatuma has over 15 years’ experience in providing insight, foresight and hindsight to different organizations. She has previously led internal Audit departments in financial services and manufacturing sectors. Read More