The Institute of Corporate Governance of Uganda (ICGU) is a not – for – profit body that was instituted in 2000 at the onset of Privatization to create propagate, promote, deepen and entrench the Corporate Governance principles and practices of Accountability, Transparency, Integrity, Responsibility and Excellence in both public and private organizations.

ICGU was incorporated in December 1998 as a company limited by guarantee and not having a share capital and was officially launched on 12thOctober 2000.

The Institute derives its mandate from the Memorandum and Articles of Association and it is governed by an 11- member Council chaired by the President, and a Secretariat headed by a Chief Executive Officer. Its membership cuts across all sectors of the economy and embraces both individual and corporate members.

Today the Institute is a membership based Organisation with a growing number of both corporate and individual members. ICGU is a member of the African Corporate Governance Network and affiliated to the Asian Corporate Governance Association – Hong Kong.