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On Thursday, the Minister of State for General Duties, Henry Musasizi, inaugurated the new board of directors of the Insurance Training College (ITC) of Uganda.

Dr Abdul Hafiz Walusimbi, an Islamic law PhD holder with qualifications in education and project management, is the new chairman of the board.

Established in 1964, the college is the training arm of Uganda's insurance sector.

In doing so, it also examines and awards insurance qualifications and other insurance accolades.

Walusimbi is currently the deputy Dean of the Faculty of Islamic Studies and Arabic Language and head of the Shariah department at the Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU).

A trained lawyer, he is also the director of Al-Haq Shariah Consultancy and Advisory Bureau, which deals in research, consultancy and advocacy in Islamic banking, Muslim personal law, and comparative human rights and international humanitarian law.

Moses Turyomurugyendo is the board's vice-chairman.

Other board members are Musa Lukwago (from the finance ministry), Sande Protazio (from Insurance Regulatory Authority) and Josephine Kiyingi (from the justice ministry).

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Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony held at the office of the finance ministry in Kampala, minister Musasizi said he has trust in the new team and encouraged them to work professionally.

"I have trust that with your vast knowledge, you will maintain the highest level of competency and professionalism required of a board member," he said.

Musasizi tasked the new board with spearheading the realization of the mandate of the college in the new dispensation as a public institution, as well as enhancing public education and awareness about the value of insurance.