Eng. Silver Mugisha, a Ugandan civil engineer and corporate executive, has served as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) since August 2013. Before his appointment, he served as Chief Manager responsible for Institutional Development and External Services at the Corporation. He is married to Hon. Annet Katusiime Mugisha, the Woman Member of Parliament for Bushenyi District, who is serving her second term.
Mugisha was born on 14th September 1968 in Kantunda Village, Bushenyi District, in Western Uganda. His parents are Federico Ngambagye and Pascazia Baryomurwera Ngambagye.
After completing his primary education locally, he joined St. Joseph’s Secondary School, Mbarara, for his O-Level, and later St. Leo’s College, Kyegobe, in Fort Portal, for his A-Level education.
He was admitted to Makerere University, Uganda’s largest and oldest public university, on a government scholarship, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. He later obtained a Master of Science degree in Sanitary Engineering from the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education in Delft, Netherlands, and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Economics and Management from Makerere University.
Mugisha joined NWSC in 1994 and became a Senior Engineer in 1997. Over more than 30 years at the Corporation, he has gained vast experience in water utility management, international water policy, water and sewerage research, and advisory services.
In an interview with ESI-Africa in 2016, Mugisha attributed his success and that of NWSC to prioritization of service delivery, customer satisfaction, and employee welfare above profit.
He has served on the boards of several public and private enterprises. He is the current Chairperson of the Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board (UBTEB) and the Federation of Uganda Employers (FUE), a position he has held since March 2021.
He is also the First African Vice President of the International Water Association (IWA), former President of the African Water and Sanitation Association (AfWASA), and Chairman of the Governing Council of Uganda Technical College, Bushenyi.
