State Research Bureau (organisation)

State Research Bureau
Agency overview
Formed1971
Preceding agency
  • General Service Unit
Dissolved1979
TypeSecret police, intelligence agency
HeadquartersNakasero, Kampala
Employees~3,000
Agency executive
  • Director

The State Research Bureau (SRB), initially the State Research Centre (SRC), was a Ugandan intelligence agency. Active from 1971 until 1979, it served as a secret police organisation for President Idi Amin's regime. The SRB retained numerous agents and maintained a wide network of informants.