In August 2013, Dr.Eng. Silver Mugisha was appointed the Managing Director of National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC), Uganda – a public utility that is 100% owned by the Government of Uganda. Since his appointment in 2013, Dr Eng Silver Mugisha has led the Corporation with passion, inculcating strong work ethic, high level of professionalism, fostering a positive service culture and a united leadership approach that has enabled the corporation achieve high organisation performance and international recognition. At the time of his appointment, the Corporation was at cross roads with a good historical performance record and the increasing demand for services. Under his strategic leadership, NWSC changed the Corporation’s strategic focus and launched the first ever Five Year Strategic Direction (2013-2018 rolled over to 2018-2021), that provides the Corporation’s outlook and key strategic interventions taking into account the wider stakeholder expectations, policy directions and competitive environment.
Dr. 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 National Water and Sewerage Corporation (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 has been a Board Member of the International Water Association (IWA) since 2014 and later become the Vice President of IWA. He was also the Vice President of the African Water Association (AfWA). He is a Fellow of the International Water Association and Sense Research School of the Netherlands.