The National Bureau for NGOs (NGO Bureau) is a semi-autonomous body under the Ministry of Internal Affairs established by the NGO Act 2016. The Act mandates it to register, regulate, coordinate, inspect, monitor and oversee all NGO operations in the country.
The Bureau has a governing body that is the board of directors and these oversee implementation of the Bureau’s policies and programs in the organizations’ sector, below the board is an Executive Director appointed by the minister on the recommendation of the board of directors who is responsible for the day to day operations of the Bureau. To fully carry out its mandate, the Bureau works with other stakeholders like the DNMCs (District monitoring Committees), Government ministries departments and agencies, Office of the Prime minister, Media, and Security agencies among others.