Advisory Board
Dr. Leatitiah Namubiru

Advisory Board

Ms. Leatitiah Namubiru

Dr. Leatitiah Namubiru
Board Member

Ms. Leatitiah Namubiru is the Manager Legal Metrology at UNBS where she is responsi- ble for implementation of the Weights and Measures Act (Cap 103) with related amendments and subsidiary legislations. Her role is to guarantee reliability and accu- racy of measurements in areas of public interest such as trade, health, environment and safety. She is a first class graduate of Makerere University and holds a Master of Science degree in Food Science and Technology. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Food safety at Makerere University. She also has a postgraduate training in food microbiology from University of Pretoria and a certificate in Investigations and prosecution from Law Development Center. She is a certified auditor in ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. Before joining UNBS, she worked in several food-manufacturing industries and has experience of 14 years in quality control and quality assurance. Her key competencies include quality management, environmental health and safety compliance reviews, policy formulation, food legislation, food safety, trade facilitation, leadership and collaboration.