A complimentary compliance health-check
Every delegate leaves with a prioritised, organisation-specific view of their regulatory status — and where to act first.
Convened by Onyango & Company Advocates
NGO Risk,Compliance & ResilienceConference 2026
In partnership with the National Bureau for NGOs under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the Civic Advisory Hub
Date
23 October 2026
Venue
Kabira Country Club, Kampala
Format
0+ In-Person & 0+ Virtual
Overview
Uganda's civil society landscape has undergone significant regulatory realignment. The Employment (Amendment) Act, 2026 has introduced new obligations for every employer. Tax reforms and a new financial reporting standard — the International Non-Profit Accounting Standard (INPAS) — are changing how NGOs account for and report on their resources. The enhanced enforcement of the data protection framework adds further layers to an already complex picture. Together, these changes call for more than incremental adjustment — they call for a shared, sector-wide conversation.
The NGO Risk, Compliance & Resilience Conference 2026 is a response to that need: a single day bringing together NGOs, non-profit associations, donors, and regulators to make sense of this new landscape together, and to leave with clear, practical steps toward resilience and growth. This is not a conference about compliance for its own sake — it is about giving Uganda's civil society sector the clarity and tools it needs to keep doing its work within the law.
By the end of the day, participants will leave with a clear understanding of their organisation's regulatory status, a prioritised view of the challenges most relevant to them, and a complimentary compliance health-check to guide their next steps.
Objectives
What every delegate walks away with, and what the conference sets out to build for the sector as a whole.
01
Practical compliance guidance
Provide practical, actionable guidance for compliance with the Employment (Amendment) Act, tax reforms, the data protection framework, and INPAS.
02
NPO/NGO legal clarity
Build shared clarity on the legal distinction between NPOs and NGOs, and what it practically means for compliance.
03
A prioritised understanding
Give participants a clear, prioritised understanding of the sector's most pressing regulatory changes and how these apply to their own organisation.
04
An annual platform
Establish an annual platform for regulatory dialogue and knowledge-sharing between NGOs, regulators, donors, and advisory professionals.
05
Stronger sector collaboration
Strengthen collaboration across the sector by connecting NGOs with regulators, donors, and service providers — opening avenues for future partnership.
06
A resilient civil society
Contribute to a more resilient, transparent, and well-governed civil society sector in Uganda through sustained, annual engagement.
Why NGO Risk, Compliance & Resilience Conference?
Guidance You Can Trust
Hear directly from the regulators and advisers who set and interpret the rules governing Uganda's civil society sector.
Sharpen Your Strategy
Leave with a prioritised compliance health-check and a clear plan for the changes ahead, not just a summary of what changed.
Strengthen Your Network
Join NGOs, donors, regulators and advisers from across Uganda's civil society sector in one room, built for real conversation.
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Why attend
One focused day designed to move your organisation from regulatory uncertainty to a prioritised, practical way forward.
Make sense of 2026 in one place
Cut through fragmented guidance on the Employment Act, tax reforms, INPAS and data protection, from the people who advise on them daily.
The regulators, in one room
Engage the NGO Bureau and other regulators directly, in a constructive setting built for dialogue, not enforcement.
Tools you can use on Monday
Compliance checklists, risk-assessment templates and sample policies, plus a digital toolkit and session recordings for your team.
Resilience beyond the rules
Diversified funding, sound governance, and what it really takes to make a project fundable when donors pull back.
Relationships that last
Meet peers, donors, advisers and service providers, and join the founding cohort of a platform that convenes every year.
Key Focus Areas
The programme is built around seven areas identified through the sector's current regulatory priorities and the interests expressed by prospective attendees.
A cross-sector room of people who hold budgets and decisions. Regulators, donors, advisers and NGO leaders — in conversation, not in correspondence.
In the room0+
in-person places at Kabira Country Club
Live online0+
virtual streaming places
Practical clinics0
afternoon breakout tracks to choose from
One programme0
focus areas, from tax and INPAS to immigration
Programme Structure
Seven focus areas, one running order: keynotes and panels from regulators in the morning, practical breakout clinics in the afternoon, and networking woven in from breakfast to the closing cocktail.
Programme subject to change. Speaker names are announced ahead of the conference.
Who you'll hear from
The regulators who set the rules, and the advisers who help organisations meet them.
Hon. Justice Anthony Wabwire Musana
Judge of the Industrial Court of Uganda
Dr. Okello Stephen
Secretary, NGO Bureau
Martha Oundo
Assistant Commissioner, NGO Bureau
Baker Birikujja
National Personal Data Protection Director, Personal Data Protection Office (PDPO)
Annet Bada
Managing Partner, Onyango & Co. Advocates
Mohammed Ndifuna
Executive Director, Justice Access Point (JAP)
Jacqueline Asiimwe
Founder & CEO, CivSource Africa
CPA Kenneth Makanga
Managing Partner, BDO East Africa
Alfred Habaasa
Head, Redmond Tax & Advisory
Hafsah Seguya
Team Lead, Tax Education Central Region, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA)
Samantha Musoke
INPAS Adoption and Engagement Director, International Non-Profit Reporting Foundation
Yona Wanjala
Executive Director, Civic Advisory Hub
Onyango Owor
Founding Partner, Onyango Advocates
Ethan Victory
CEO, Success Africa
Twaha W. Kayondo
Supervisor, Domestic Taxes, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA)
“This is not compliance for its own sake. It is about giving Uganda's civil society sector the clarity and tools it needs to keep doing its work, within the law.” Onyango & Co. AdvocatesConference convener
Know what to expect before, during and after the day.
See the delegate experienceYour conference experience, start to finish
What happens once you register, on the day, and after you're back at your desk.
01
Before
Reserve your place and tell us how you'll join.
- Register as an in-person or virtual delegate.
- Choose your afternoon breakout clinic, Tracks A–D.
- Our team confirms your place and shares joining details.
- Ask about group and member rates for your team.
02
On the day
Plenaries, clinics and direct access to the regulators.
- Hear from the NGO Bureau and on what the new rules mean.
- Put your questions to panels and regulators, in the room or online.
- Work through your issues in a practical breakout clinic.
- Receive your complimentary compliance health-check.
- Network over breakfast, lunch and the closing cocktail.
03
After
Take the work back to your team and keep going.
- Use the digital compliance toolkit: checklists, templates, sample policies.
- Rewatch sessions with the recordings.
- Act on your health-check priorities.
- Receive the annual “State of NGO Compliance” report.
Two ways to attend
Join the full experience at Kabira Country Club, or take part live from anywhere. Places are allocated on a first-confirmed basis.
In-person delegate
Kabira Country Club Ball Room, Kampala
200+ placesFull day, 08:00 – 17:00+
- Full-day access to all plenaries and keynotes
- Your choice of afternoon breakout clinic (Tracks A–D)
- Complimentary compliance health-check
- Networking breakfast, lunch and closing cocktail
- Digital compliance toolkit and session recordings
Virtual delegate
Live hybrid stream, join from anywhere
100+ placesVirtual streaming
- Live access to plenary and keynote sessions
- Submit questions to panels and regulators online
- Complimentary compliance health-check
- Digital compliance toolkit and session recordings
- Invitation to the annual “State of NGO Compliance” report
Registering a team? Group and member rates are available.
Talk to usWho should attend: NGOs, CBOs, donors & regulators
The room is deliberately cross-sectoral: the whole of Uganda's civil society landscape, and the institutions that regulate and fund it.
NGOs
Indigenous, regional and international: board members, executive directors, heads of finance and programmes, compliance, grants and HR managers.
Associations, clubs & CBOs
Chairpersons, presidents, board members and trustees of associations, federations and community-based organisations.
Institutional & bilateral donors
Donor-facing compliance and finance officers.
Regulators
FIA and the Immigration Department.
Development partners & embassies
Representatives with a stake in a well-governed sector.
Legal, audit & HR advisers
Advisory professionals serving the non-profit sector.
Banks, insurers & service providers
Providers of financial and professional services to NGOs.
Committed stakeholders
Anyone invested in a well-governed, resilient civil society.
Our Partners
Working alongside Uganda's civil-society networks and regulatory bodies to bring this conference to life.
Interested in partnering with the conference? See sponsorship opportunities
Partner with us
Put your brand at the centre of what keeps Uganda's civil society sector strong, compliant and growing. This is the inaugural annual edition — early sponsors are founding sponsors.
2 slots
Headline
- Naming association
- Opening Plenary speaking slot
- 6 complimentary passes
- Dedicated exhibition table
- Top-tier logo placement
Up to 3 slots
Strategic
- Panel or moderation slot
- 4 complimentary passes
- Exhibition table
- Toolkit logo placement
Up to 5 slots
Supporting
- 2 complimentary passes
- Shared exhibition table
- Opening & closing acknowledgment
- Standard logo placement
Limited
Exhibiting
- 1 complimentary pass
- Exhibition table
- Registration listing
- Logo on registration platform
Compare all tier benefits
| Benefit | Headline | Strategic | Supporting | Exhibiting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slots available | 2 | Up to 3 | Up to 5 | Limited |
| Naming association | Yes | — | — | — |
| Speaking slot | Opening Plenary | Panel / moderation | — | — |
| Logo placement | Top-tier, all | Secondary | Standard | Registration platform |
| Complimentary passes | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Exhibition space | Dedicated table | Table | Shared table | Table |
| Registration listing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pre/post communications | Featured | Included | Included | — |
| Opening/closing acknowledgment | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| Compliance toolkit logo | Yes | Yes | — | — |
Benefits can be tailored. Naming, the Opening Plenary slot and exhibition placement go to the first partners confirmed.
Sponsor a specific moment
Layer any of these onto a tier, or book them on their own.
To request the full prospectus or discuss a bespoke arrangement, reach out to our partnerships team.
Talk to us- Networking cocktailNaming rights and branding for the closing cocktail
- Solo industry exhibitorExclusive category exhibition presence
- Hybrid livestreamBranding on the livestream seen by the virtual audience
- Premium exhibitionEnhanced facilities and services for your stand
- Compliance toolkit insertA branded insert in every delegate's toolkit
- Coffee breakBranded signage at a morning or afternoon break
- Name badge & registration deskBranded badges and welcome-desk signage
- Delegate lanyardsYour logo on every badge, worn all day
About the convener
Onyango & Co. Advocates
A full-service Ugandan law firm widely recognised as a leading legal specialist for the non-governmental, non-profit and social-impact sectors. Commercial lawyers, regulatory experts and tax advisors work under one roof, giving civil society organisations one point of advisory support instead of fragmented, multi-firm engagements.
With over 15 years of experience, the firm advises local, regional and international NGOs, donor agencies and professional bodies on NGO Bureau registration and governance, employment law, work permits and immigration, data protection, and tax structuring with the. It also runs a pro bono programme and a grassroots legal facility that strengthens governance for qualifying non-profits at no cost.
Conference venue
Kabira Country Club, Kampala
The conference takes place in the Ball Room at Kabira Country Club. Registration and the networking breakfast open at 08:00; the day closes with a networking cocktail from 17:00.
- Date
- Friday, 23 October 2026
- Time
- 08:00 – 17:00Networking cocktail from 17:00
- Room
- Ball Room0+ in-person places
- Online
- Virtual streaming0+ virtual places
Ready to join us in Kampala?
Reserve your place and leave on 23 October knowing exactly where your organisation stands, and what to do next.
Delegate Fees
Four ways to join, one confirmation email either way. Every rate includes full access to the programme, the digital compliance toolkit and your complimentary health-check.
Best value
Early bird
UGX495,000
Register by 12 October 2026 to lock in this rate as an in-person delegate.
Reserve this spotStandard
UGX577,500
Full in-person access at Kabira Country Club after the early-bird deadline.
Reserve this spot
3+ delegates
Group package
UGX518,000
Bring your team: the early-bird rate applies per person for groups of three or more.
Reserve this spotVirtual
UGX288,750
Join the live hybrid stream from anywhere, with the same toolkit and health-check.
Reserve this spotClick any rate to register and pay securely online. Registering a team of 3+? Choose "Group package" on the registration page.
Frequently asked questions
Have a question we haven't answered? Our events team will help.
When and where is the conference held?
Friday, 23 October 2026, in the Ball Room at Kabira Country Club, Kampala. It runs as a full day, from registration at 08:00 to a closing networking cocktail from 17:00.
Can I attend virtually?
Yes. The conference is hybrid, with 200+ in-person places and 100+ virtual places via live streaming. Virtual delegates follow the plenary and keynote sessions live, submit questions online, and receive the digital compliance toolkit and session recordings.
What is the complimentary compliance health-check?
Every delegate receives a prioritised, organisation-specific review of their regulatory status across registration, tax and INPAS readiness, employment law, data protection, governance, financial management and immigration, so you leave knowing exactly where to act first.
Which regulators will be represented?
The FIA and the Immigration Department are among those invited. The full speaker line-up is announced ahead of the conference.
Are there group or member rates?
Yes. Email events@onyangoadvocates.com or call +256 (0)773 078 248 for group and member rates, or choose "5+" delegates on the registration form and we'll get in touch.
How can my organisation sponsor or exhibit?
Four tiers are available (Headline, Strategic, Supporting and Exhibiting), alongside specific opportunities such as the networking cocktail, hybrid livestream and delegate toolkit. Several benefits go to the first partners confirmed, so contact Onyango Owor early.
Is this a one-off event?
No. This is the inaugural annual edition, with partners already committed to convening again in 2027, anchored each year by a “State of NGO Compliance” report that tracks how the sector's challenges shift over time.