An independent Ugandan think tank working at the intersection of law, policy, and innovation across Uganda and East Africa.
CeLPII is an independent think tank based in Kampala. We bridge the gap between legal and policy research and the practical needs of innovators, entrepreneurs, and policymakers in Africa — through rigorous research, capacity building, and multi-stakeholder convening.
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Building fit-for-purpose rules for Uganda's digital future.
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Turning carbon markets and green policy into livelihoods.
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Helping creators earn a living from their craft.
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Aligning IP, technology, and innovation policy.
View related work →A cross-sector programme unlocking new financing for Uganda's creators, innovators, and small businesses by treating intellectual property as bankable collateral.
Learn moreJanice Celine Nantumbwe, Kenneth Muhangi · Mar 2026
Examines the January 2026 internet shutdown ordered by the Uganda Communications Commission and its cascading effect on digital trade, mobile money, and platform work — with recommendations for proportionate, rule-of-law responses.
CeLPII Policy Team · Nov 2025
A concise overview of Uganda's expanding digital trade landscape — from mobile money infrastructure to platform-based business models — and the regulatory reforms needed to keep pace.
Kenneth Muhangi, Janice Celine Nantumbwe · Jun 2025
Emerges from dialogue at the 2024 KTA Annual Symposium on the challenges and opportunities facing Uganda's creative sector — with a roadmap for policy, financing, and rights administration reform.
Kampala, Uganda
From pledges to projects: scaling high-integrity carbon markets
Kampala, Uganda
Law, Innovation and the Next Economy
Our flagship annual convening — 7 editions to date, producing white papers that shape national policy.
Founding the Alliance for Digital Trade, E-Mobility and Couriers Uganda, giving digital-economy operators a unified voice.
Founding the Carbon Markets Association Uganda to advance high-integrity, community-benefit carbon markets.
Weekly updates on Uganda's innovation ecosystem, our research, and upcoming events.
