Board of directors

The Board of Directors is the governing body of the Corporation and endeavors to ensure that NWSC meets the Corporate Governance Performance Standards. The Board is headed by the Chairman and consists of nine directors, eight Non- Executive Directors and one Executive Director. The appointment of the Non-Executive Directors ids done by the Minister of Water and Environment for a three-year renewable term.

ENG. DR. BADRU .M. KIGGUNDU

BOARD CHAIRPERSON

Eng. Kiggundu holds a PhD in Geotechnical /Bituminous Materials from the University of New Mexico (USA), Masters in Civil Engineering and a BSc. Civil Engineering, both from Carnegie- Mellon University (USA). He is a Registered Civil Engineer and a Fellow of the Uganda Institution of Professional Engineers with over 50 years’ experience in the field of Civil Engineering. He is formally affiliated with the American Society of Civil Engineers, Association of Asphalt Paving Technologies (AAPT).

He is currently a Senior Presidential Advisor (Infrastructure and Works), an Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Makerere University, and the Chairperson – Projects Steering Committee for the Karuma and Isimba Projects under the Ministry of Energy and Minerals Development, among others. He previously served as the Chairperson Electoral Commission of Uganda (2002-2016) and Dean, Faculty of Technology, Makerere University (1999-2002).

DR. ENG. SILVER MUGISHA

MANAGING DIRECTOR

Dr. Eng. Silver Mugisha is the current Managing Director of National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC), a role he has held since 2013. He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering and Economics from Makerere University, carried out in collaboration with the Public Utility Research Center
(PURC), University of Florida. He also holds an MSc in Sanitary Engineering from IHE Delft, Netherlands, and a BSc in Civil Engineering from Makerere University.

With over 30 years experience in the water sector, Dr. Mugisha has risen through the ranks at NWSC and has championed major performance and productivity improvement initiatives. He has consulted for various organizations across Africa and beyond, including Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Rwanda, India, and Trinidad and Tobago.

Dr. Mugisha is a Fellow of the International Water Association (IWA) and the Sense Research School of the Netherlands. He previously served as the Vice President of IWA (2016-2018) and is the current President of the African Water Association (AfWA) (2020-present). He also serves on several boards, including FUE, UBTEB, NSSF, and UMEME.

In 2024, he received the highest honor from IWA for his outstanding contribution to water management and science at the IWA Congress in Toronto, Canada.

RTD. COL. HON. STEPHEN .M. BASALIZA

BOARD MEMBER

Col. Basaliza is a graduate of the prestigious Senior and Command Staff College, Kimaka where he attained the award of Passed Staff College, PSC(U). He also holds a Masters of Arts in Human Rights and a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, both from Makerere University. He also holds a Bachelors of Law degree from Uganda Pentecostal University and a Diploma in Education, Business Studies from Makerere University. Col. Basaliza possesses vast Management expe- rience having previously represented the people of Burahya County in the Uganda National Parliament (2001-2006). He currently serves as a Commissioner in the Uganda Human Rights Commission. He also previously served in Uganda Revenue Authority under the Anti-Smuggling Unit, among other key Management positions.

MS. ONYIRU SARAH

BOARD MEMBER

Ms. Onyiru holds a Master of Arts in Development Studies from Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi, a post graduate Diploma in Project Planning and Management from Uganda Management Institute, and Bachelors of Arts degree in Social Sciences from Makerere University. Ms. Onyiru is an experienced Manager having served on different Boards, namely; Board of Directors, Arua Diocese Media Centre (2014-2017) and Community Resource Enterprise Activity Management (CREAM), (2015-2019). She has previously served as a Presidential Advisor on West Nile region
under the Office of the President. She was a Project Officer, Civic Education Project with the Centre for Basic Research, among others.

Eng Gilbert Kimanzi

BOARD MEMBER

Eng. Kimanzi holds Msc in Water and Wastewater Engineering, Loughborough University, UK and a Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering, Makerere University. Other qualifications include; Certificate in Management for Sustainability of Water & Sanitation Systems – IRC Hague; Certificate in Advanced GIS Mapping, Makerere University and several certificates and courses attended in use of computer software and computer aided design programmes.

Eng. Kimanzi is a Water Supply, Irrigation, Sanitation & Industrial Specialist. He is a registered Engineer with the Engineers Registration Board (ERB) of Uganda and a graduate member of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM), UK.

MS. RACHEAL KICONCO MBABAZI

BOARD MEMBER

Ms. Mbabazi holds a Masters of Arts in Public Administration, Uganda Management Institute and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Strayer University, Washington, DC, USA. She has vast experience in Management and sits on several Boards of various companies in the Country, including but not limited to; Rice Association of Uganda (Chairperson), Africa Infrastructure Development, Hong Kong and East African Community Rice Platform.

MR. RUNGE GEORGE MUZUNGYO

BOARD MEMBER

Mr. Muzungyo is a Chartered Certified Accountant with over 15 years’ experience in Tax and Revenue Administration at both Technical and Management levels. He is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), UK. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree of Economics /Geography and a post graduate diploma in Tax and Revenue Administration. He is also a member of the Institute of the Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU). He currently works as a Revenue Advisory consultant for the Oxford Policy Management (OPM). He previously worked as Manager Audits, Uganda Revenue Authority.

CANON JOSEPHINE KASYA

BOARD MEMBER

Canon Josephine Kasya possesses a Grade 3 Certificate in Education. She also possesses Certificates in good governance, Information and Communication Technology 2021, Ifrane, Morocco and Women leadership 2008, Dares Salaam, Tanzania. She has been involved in local governance for over three decades, with a strong bias in community development and gender equality.

She previously served as the District Chairperson (2001- 2021). She was the first woman Local Government Chairperson in Uganda. Prior to that, she had served as the Vice Chairperson for Rukungiri District (1998-2001). She is passionate about empowering rural women to achieve their
potential

RT. HON. DANIEL FRED KIDEGA

BOARD MEMBER

Rt. Hon. Kidega holds Masters of Science and Post Graduate Diploma in International Trade Policy and Law, Lund University, Sweden and a Bachelor of Business Administration (Marketing) from Uganda Christian University. He is currently the Vice Chairman of the Makerere University Council and the Chairman Board of Directors of Horyal Investment Holdings Ltd (Atiak Sugar).

He previously served as a Member and Speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA, 2014-2017) and a Youth Member of Parliament (North) in the Uganda National Parliament (2006-2011), among others.

MS. EDITH KATEETE

CORPORATION SECRETARY