Silver Mugisha
{{Short description|Ugandan engineer and corporate executive}}
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| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1968|09|14}}
| birth_place = Kantunda Village, Bushenyi District, Uganda
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| alma_mater =Makerere University
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{{small|(Doctor of Philosophy in Economics and Management)}}
IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
{{small|(Master of Science in Sanitary Engineering)}}
| occupation = Civil engineer and corporate executive
| years_active = 1994–present
| nationality = Ugandan
| citizenship = Uganda
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| title = Managing director and CEO of National Water and Sewerage Corporation
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Silver Mugisha, is a Ugandan civil engineer and corporate executive, who serves as the managing director and chief executive officer of the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC), since August 2013. Before that, he served as the chief manager responsible for Institutional Development and External Services at the NWSC.{{cite web|url=https://ubteb.go.ug/people/dr-eng-silver-mugisha | title=Dr. Eng. Silver Mugisha: Chairperson of the Board |date=11 July 2022 |work=Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board (UBTEB)|author=UBTEB|access-date=11 July 2022 |location=Kampala, Uganda}}{{cite web| date=3 March 2014 | url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/water-body-confirms-dr-mugisha-as-managing-director-1567026 |title=Water body confirms Dr Mugisha as managing director |work=Daily Monitor |access-date=11 July 2022 |author=Ephraim Kasozi |location=Kampala, Uganda}}
Background and education
Mugisha was born in Kantunda Village, Bushenyi District, 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 for his O-Level education, and St. Leo's College, Kyegobe in Fort Portal for his A-Level studies.{{cite web|url=https://www.observer.ug/viewpoint/interview/36205-from-a-grass-thatched-hut-to-the-helm-of-national-water |title=From a grass-thatched hut to the helm of National Water |date=1 February 2015 |work=The Observer (Uganda) |author=Simon Kasyate | access-date=11 July 2022 | location=Kampala, Uganda}}
He was admitted to Makerere University, Uganda's largest and oldest public university, on a scholarship from the Ugandan government. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree. He went on to obtain a Master of Science in Sanitary Engineering degree, from the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, in Delft, Netherlands. He then returned to Makerere where he was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy in Economics and Management.
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 more than 30 years he has been at the company, he has gained experience in water utility management, international water policy, water and sewerage research, and advisory services.{{cite web|work=Watermeetsmoney.com |date=11 July 2022 | url=https://www.watermeetsmoney.com/speaker/silver-mugisha/ |title=Dr Silver Mugisha: Managing Director, NWSC: Biography |author=The Global Water Summit 2022 |access-date=11 July 2022}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.esi-africa.com/features-analysis/exclusive-interview-with-engineer-silver-mugisha-md-of-national-water-and-sewerage-corporation/ |title=Exclusive interview with Engineer Silver Mugisha, MD of National Water and Sewerage Corporation | work=ESI-Africa |date=12 January 2016 |author=ESI-Africa | access-date=11 July 2022 |location=Cape Town, South Africa}}
Other considerations
Mugisha has sat 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.ceo.co.ug/nwscs-silver-mugisha-re-elected-federation-of-uganda-employers-chairperson/ |title=NWSC's Silver Mugisha re-elected Federation of Uganda Employers Chairperson | work=CEO Magazine Uganda |date=25 March 2021 |author=CEO Magazine Uganda |access-date=11 July 2022 |location=Kampala, Uganda}} His other responsibilities include as the first African vice president of the International Water Association (IWA). He is the former president of the African Water and Sanitation Association (AfWASA) and the chairman of the governing council of Uganda Technical College, Bushenyi.{{cite web| work=PML Daily | url=https://www.pmldaily.com/news/2023/12/innovate-homegrown-solutions-for-a-water-secure-continent-nwsc-boss-dr-mugisha-tells-delegates-at-international-water-congress.html |title=Innovate homegrown solutions for a water-secure continent, NWSC boss Dr. Mugisha tells delegates at international water congress |date=11 December 2023 |author=Javira Ssebwami |access-date=11 December 2023 |location=Kampala, Uganda}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.nwsc.co.ug/ Website of National Water and Sewerage Corporation, Uganda]
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Category:Ugandan civil engineers
Category:Makerere University alumni
Category:People from Bushenyi District