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Why mandatory re-registration of PBOs is illegal

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The Ministry of Interior and National Administration, through their official X handle, posted that all NGOs that have not transitioned to the new Public Benefits Organisations (PBO) regulations framework are required to review the prescribed requirements and submit the necessary information and supporting documents to facilitate re-registration.

The deadline is May 13, 2026; failure to which the legal status of these organisations. It is recalled that the High Court vide a Judgment delivered on April 25, 2025 by Justice Bahati Mwamuye, held that paragraph 5(1) and 5(2) of the Fifth schedule of the Public Benefits Organisations (PBO) Act, 2013 requiring mandatory fresh re-registration of organisations previously registered under the now repealed NGOs Coordination Act was unconstitutional for violating Articles 36 3 (a) and (b), 47 and 27 (4) of the Constitution.

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