Doris Akol

Doris Akol
Born 1970 (age 44–45)
Uganda
Residence Kampala, Uganda
Nationality Ugandan
Citizenship Uganda
Alma mater Makerere University
(LLB), (LLM)
Law Development Centre ( Diploma in Legal Practice)
Uganda Management Institute
(Diploma in Financial Management)
McGill University
(LLM)[1]
Occupation Administrator
Years active 1994 — present
Known for Legal skill
Title Commissioner General
Uganda Revenue Authority
Religion Christian

Doris Akol is a Ugandan lawyer and administrator. She is the current Commissioner General of Uganda Revenue Authority (URA). She was appointed to that position by Maria Kiwanuka, the then Ugandan Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, on Monday, 27 October 2014.[2] She replaced Allen Kagina, who retired after two consecutive five-year terms at the helm of URA.[3]

Education

Doris Akol attended Nakasero Primary School. For her O-Level education, she studied at Mount Saint Mary's College Namagunga. She then attended Nabisunsa Girls Secondary School. She holds the degree of Bachelor of Laws (LLB), obtained in 1993, from Makerere University, Uganda's oldest and largest public university. She also holds the postgraduate Diploma in Law Practice (Dip.Law.Pract.), obtained from the Law Development Centre, in Kampala. Her Diploma in Financial Management (Dip.Fin.Mngmt.), was obtained from the Uganda Management Institute. She holds the degree of Master of Laws (LLM), obtained from Makerere University. Her second degree of Master of Laws, was obtained from McGill University in Canada.[4] She is a member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA).

Work experience

Following her graduation from the Law Development Centre in 1994, she spent one year at PricewaterhouseCoopers, at their Kampala offices. In 1995, she joined URA, as a Legal Officer. From 2012 until 2014, Doris Akol was the Commissioner for Legal Affairs and Board Matters at the Uganda Revenue Authority. In that capacity, she also served as the Company's Legal Secretary. In October 2014, she was appointed Commissioner general at URA.[5] She assumed her new office on 30 October 2014.[6]

Succession table as Commissioner General of Uganda Revenue Authority

Preceded by
Allen Kagina
2004 - 2014		 Commissioner General of Uganda Revenue Authority
2014 - present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent

See also

References

  1. ↑ Businge, Julius (2 November 2014). "URA Must Collect More Money, Says New Boss". New Vision (Kampala). Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Monitor, Reporter (27 October 2014). "Doris Akol Appointed Kagina's Replacement At URA". Daily Monitor (Kampala). Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  3. ↑ Yasiin Mugerwa, and Ismail Musa Ladu (24 July 2014). "URA Boss Kagina Leaves Office This October". Daily Monitor (Kampala). Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  4. ↑ Vision, Reporter (27 October 2014). "URA Gets New Commissioner General". New Vision (Kampala). Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  5. ↑ Ismail Musa Ladu, and Martin Luther Oketch (28 October 2014). "Stiff Targets Await Incoming URA Head". Daily Monitor (Kampala). Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  6. ↑ Ladu, Ismail Musa (31 October 2014). "Kagina Hands Over Office At URA". Daily Monitor (Kampala). Retrieved 31 October 2014.

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