Silver Mugisha, is a Ugandan
civil engineer
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and
corporate executive
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, who serves as the
managing director
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and
chief executive officer
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of the
National Water and Sewerage Corporation
The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) is a water supply and sanitation company in Uganda. It is wholly owned by the government of Uganda.
Location
The company, as of July 2018, was in the final stages of construction of its new hea ...
(NWSC), since August 2013. Before that, he served as the chief manager responsible for "Institutional Development and External Services" at the NWSC.
Background and education
Mugisha was born in ''Kantunda Village'',
Bushenyi District
Bushenyi District is a district in Western Uganda. Like many other Ugandan districts, it is named after its chief town, Bushenyi, where the district headquarters are located.
Location
Bushenyi District is bordered by Rubirizi District to the no ...
, in the
Western Region of Uganda, on 14 September 1968. His father, Federico Ngambagye and mother, Pascazia Baryomurwera Ngambagye, were both alive as of February 2015. After attending primary school locally he attended ''St. Joseph's Secondary School'' in the city of
Mbarara
Mbarara City is a city in the Western Region of Uganda and the second largest city in Uganda after Kampala. The city is divided into 6 boroughs of Kakoba Division, Kamukuzi Division, Nyamitanga Division, Biharwe Division, Kakiika Division, Nyakay ...
for his O-Level education, and
St. Leo's College, Kyegobe in
Fort Portal
Fort Portal or Kabarole is a city located in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the seat of both Kabarole District and historically of the Toro Kingdom.
Location
Fort Portal in Kabarole District is located approximately by road, west of Kampal ...
for his A-Level studies.
He 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 ...
, Uganda's largest and oldest
public university
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, on a scholarship from the Ugandan government. He graduated with a
Bachelor of Science
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The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University of ...
in
Civil Engineering
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degree. He went on to obtain a
Master of Science
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in
Sanitary Engineering degree, from the
IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
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, in
Delft
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, Netherlands. He then returned to Makerere where he was awarded a
Doctor of Philosophy
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in
Economics
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Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...
and
Management
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Management includes the activities o ...
.
Career
Mugisha joined NWSC in 1994. In 1997, he became one of the senior engineers at the company. In 2013, he was appointed as managing director and chief executive officer of the company. Over the nearly 30 years he has been at the company, he has gained experience in water utility management, international water policy, water and sewerage research and in advisory services.
In an interview that he gave to ''ESI-Africa'' in 2016, Mugisha attributed his success and that of NWSC to several factors, including the prioritization of service, the customer and the welfare of the employee above profit.
Other considerations
Mugisha either now or in the past sits on the boards of several public and private enterprises. He is the current chairperson of the ''Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board.''
He is the current chairperson of the ''Federation of Uganda Employers'', elected in March 2021.
His other responsibilities include as the first African Vice President of the
International Water Association
The International Water Association (IWA) is a nonprofit organization and knowledge hub for the water sector, connecting water professionals and companies to find solutions to the world's water challenges. The IWA is headquartered in London, UK, ...
(IWA). He is the current President of the African Water Association (AFWA) and is the chairman of the governing council of ''Uganda Technical College, Bushenyi''.
See also
*
Andrew Kitaka
References
External links
Website of National Water and Sewerage Corporation, Uganda
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1968 births
Living people
Ugandan civil engineers
Makerere University alumni
People from Bushenyi District
IHE Delft Institute for Water Education alumni
People from Western Region, Uganda
People educated at St. Leo's College, Kyegobe