By Juma Nsubuga
The Uganda National Cultural Centre otherwise known as National theatre’s new board of trustees has sworn in today.
The board comprises eight members and will be chaired by Prof. Dr Okaka Opio deputised by Ms Phina Masanyalaze who is an artist.
Other members of the board include Moses Sali aka Bebe Cool, Joseph Mayanja aka Chameleon and Lillian Mbabazi among others.
This board is responsible for the strategic direction of the institution and also responsible for appointing the management team for running day to day of the institution.
The board of trustees is a governing body of the Uganda national cultural centre and reports directly to the minister of gender labour and social development.
During the swearing in ceremony held at the UNCC headquarters in Kampala, the UNCC executive director Mr Francis Peter Ojede urged the new board of trustees to first Amend the 1959 UNCC Act which is becoming old and has so many gaps.
“I want to take this opportunity to welcome the new board which we have been waiting for a long time. I also want to make a commitment that as management,we shall work together to develope this institution” Mr Ojede noted.
” I want to ask this new board to begin with the task of Amending the UNCC 1959 Act which is becoming Old and has gaps especially when it comes to the aspect of regulations”. He said adding that there is no provision for the minister of gender to develope regulations and yet regulations are very important”
He further urged the new board to revise the Act and aspect of regulations to enable all the Arts activities come in one home.
He also asked the new board to look into the UNCC strategic plan which is about to come to an end and needs to be reviewed.
“We also want the board to redevelope new theatre within the national theatre plan to accommodate our people since national theatre headquarter is becoming small it can no longer accommodate people beyond its capacity of 377” he added.
The new board of trustees members committed themselves not to directly or indirectly review any matter to any person which shall be brought under their consideration in the discharge to their official duties except by the permission of the president.
