Eng. James Kasigwa
HABARI DAILY I Kampala, Uganda I The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has won a seat, which will enable it represent Uganda at the African Organization for Standardization (ARSO).
According toa press statement, ARSO is Africa’s inter-governmental standards body formed by OAU (currently AU) and UNECA in 1977, to develop tools for standards development, standards harmonization, and implementation of these systems to enhance Africa’s internal trading capacity.
As a result of the nomination, Eng. James Kasigwa, the UNBS Executive Director, will be representing Uganda on the ARSO Council for the three-year tenure that starts July 2025 – June 2028.
Uganda was elevated during the ARSO General Assembly held in Zanzibar from 23rd to 27th June 2025.
The assembly was held under the theme: Accelerating Fair and Just Trade in Africa under the African Continental Free Trade Area through an African Coherent Regulatory Framework and Harmonised Standards.
The above milestones achieved by Uganda underscore the confidence placed by ARSO members in the demonstrated leadership offered by UNBS at policy and technical level within the Continent and at international level,”.
In his address, Eng. Kasigwa, thanked ARSO Members for the trust in Uganda and lobbied for more support ahead of the ISO Council elections that will be held during the ISO Annual Meeting to be held in Kigali, October 2025.
“Our key priority areas at ISO council include diversity, digital transformation and engagement with policy makers. We need to amplify the African voice at the international level and adopt a common African position to policy decisions.” He said.
