Andrew Kitaka (also, Andrew Kitaka Mubiru), is a

Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...

civil engineer A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering – the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructure while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing ...

and

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, who serves as the Director of Engineering and Technical Services at

Kampala Capital City Authority Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) is the legal entity, established by the Ugandan Parliament, that is responsible for the operations of the capital city of Kampala in Uganda. It replaced the Kampala City Council (KCC). Location The headqu ...

, a position he has held since the formation of KCCA in 2011. In addition to that assignment, from 18 December 2018, until 12 June 2020, he concurrently served as the

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(KCCA), in acting capacity.

Background and education

Kitaka was born in the Buganda Region of Uganda, in the 1970s. After his primary education, he enrolled into

King's College Budo King’s College Budo is a mixed, residential, secondary school in Central Uganda (Buganda). Location The school is located on Naggalabi Hill, in southern Wakiso District, off the Kampala-Masaka Road. This location lies approximately , by road, ...

, in

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, where he completed his O-Level studies. He then transferred to

Namilyango College Namilyango College is a boys-only boarding middle and high school located in Mukono District in the Central Region of Uganda, whose history and excellence in sports and academics have made it one of the most prestigious schools in Uganda. It is U ...

, in

Mukono District Mukono is one of the districts in the Central Region of Uganda. The town of Mukono is home to the district's main commercial center and district headquarters. Location Mukono District is bordered by Kayunga District to the north, Jinja Distric ...

, where he completed his A-Level education. Kitaka was admitted to

Makerere University Makerere University, Kampala (; Mak) is Uganda's largest and oldest institution of higher learning, first established as a technical school in 1922. It became an independent national university in 1970. Today, Makerere University is composed of ni ...

, the oldest and largest

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in Uganda, where he graduated with a

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degree in

civil engineering Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewage ...

. His second degree is a

Master of Science A Master of Science ( la, Magisterii Scientiae; abbreviated MS, M.S., MSc, M.Sc., SM, S.M., ScM or Sc.M.) is a master's degree in the field of science awarded by universities in many countries or a person holding such a degree. In contrast to ...

in transport and planning, awarded by

Delft University of Technology Delft University of Technology ( nl, Technische Universiteit Delft), also known as TU Delft, is the oldest and largest Dutch public technical university, located in Delft, Netherlands. As of 2022 it is ranked by QS World University Rankings among ...

, in

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, the

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Career

Kitaka began his career at ''Kagga & Partners'', a consulting engineering firm in Kampala. From there, he joined the Road Agency Formation Unit (RAFU), at the Uganda Ministry of Works and Transport, where he worked as a projects engineer. Kitaka briefly served at

Uganda National Roads Authority The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) is a government agency mandated to develop and maintain the national roads network, advise the government on general roads policy, contribute to the addressing of national transport concerns, and perform ...

, before he was hired by the

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, where he served as an operations officer in charge of roads infrastructure. In 2011, at the creation of Kampala Capital City Authority, Kitaka was appointed as the Director of Engineering and Technical Services in the new KCCA, a role he still occupied, as of December 2018. Kitaka also privately consults for both local and international organisations, including the work done in June 2018 for Huron Consulting Group, of

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. Kitaka is a member of the Uganda Institute of Professional Engineers (UIPE) and is a registered engineer with the

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(ERB) of Uganda.

Personal life

Kitaka is married to Sabrina Kitaka, a consultant pediatrician at

Mulago National Referral Hospital Mulago National Specialised Hospital, also known as Mulago National Referral Hospital, is a component of Mulago Hospital Complex, the teaching facility of Makerere University College of Health Sciences. It is the largest public hospital in Ug ...

. The couple are the parents of five children.

References

External links

Website of Kampala Capital City Authority
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kitaka, Andrew Living people Ganda people Ugandan civil engineers Makerere University alumni Delft University of Technology alumni People educated at Namilyango College People from Central Region, Uganda Year of birth missing (living people)

Background and education

Career

Personal life

See also

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