Silver Mugisha

Eng Dr. Mugisha is the Managing Director of National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC). Mugisha holds a Ph.D. in Engineering and Economics of Makerere University, Uganda. His PhD research, which was carried out in collaboration with PURC of University of Florida, USA focused on areas of performance monitoring, incentive design and productivity analysis. He was previously a Chief Manager in charge of Institutional Development and External Services at the NWSC.  

Dr. Mugisha has been with NWSC since 1994 and has risen through the ranks of the Corporation. He has worked on external consultancies in various organizations in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Rwanda, India, and Trinidad and Tobago among others. He was a Board Member of the International Water Association (IWA), 2014-2016 and later become the Vice President of IWA (2016-2018). He was also the Vice President and currently (2020-todate), the President of the African Water Association (AfWA). He is also the Chairman Governing Council of the Federation of Uganda Employers (FUE); the Chairman of the Board of Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board (UBTEB),Chairman Governing Council of Uganda Technical College Bushenyi, Board member of National Security Fund(NSSF) and a member of Uganda Institute of Professional Engineers (UIPE) and is registered with Engineers Registration Board (ERB). He is a Fellow of the International Water Association and Sense Research School of the Netherlands. He is the Head of Laity of Kitabi Catholic Parish Bushenyi.