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Engineers Kiggundu, Mugisha Commit to Water for all as NWSC Turns 50 

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November 1, 2022
Engineers Kiggundu, Mugisha Commit to Water for all as NWSC Turns 50 

NWSC Managing Director, Dr. Eng Silver Mugisha and NWSC Board Chairman, Dr. Eng. Prof Badru. M. Kiggundu

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NWSC International Resource Center, Kampala November: 2022 marks 50 years of the National Water and Sewerage Corporation’s contribution to the government’s sustained efforts in promoting the country’s socioeconomic transformation and industrialization growth. 

To mark this milestone, NWSC is launching a series of celebratory activities throughout the month of November that will culminate in celebrations to be held at the Kololo Independence grounds, with H.E The President as the chief guest.

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Flagging off the NWSC celebratory activities, the NWSC Board Chairman, Dr. Eng. Prof Badru. M. Kiggundu, underscored some of the corporation’s achievements in the last 50 years. 

These include; a. Survival of NWSC during the economic turbulent times of the 1970s and 1980s. And after the takeover of the Government by the NRM, from 1986-2022, b. Increase in the number of towns served by the corporation from 3 to 263, C. Increase in the number of people served with pipes water from less than 200,000 to 18 million.

NWSC Board Chairman, Dr. Eng. Prof Badru. M. Kiggundu

Others are; d. Increase in pipe network length from less than 200kms to 22,000kms, e. Increase in the number of customer connections from 10,000 to 900,000 and f. Support to health improvement and industrial development of Uganda. 

According to Eng Kiggundu, NWSC has been able to achieve the above milestones through a series of internal reforms, focusing on the areas of infrastructure rehabilitation and development, information technology, performance management and operating systems, staff capacity building and training, legislative adjustments, key stakeholder collaborations, among others. 

Eng Kiggundu added that H.E the President will unveil to the public some flagship water infrastructure projects that have been recently completed by NWSC and launch those that are in the pipeline for implementation. 

H.E will also be requested to perform the grand pass-out of NWSC staff that have undergone patriotism, mindset change, pan- Africanism and utility management, which was carried out jointly by NWSC and UPDF personnel.

NWSC Managing Director, Dr. Eng Silver Mugisha, attributed the corporation’s success to its hardworking staff, customers, and support from the Government of Uganda, the Ministry of Water and Environment among many other stakeholders.

Eng Mugisha shared that the President will unveil completed projects in Kapeeka, Kapchorwa, Sembabule, Fort Portal, Bushenyi, Lira, Jinja and  Katosi Water treatment plant, Bugolobi-Nakivubo Waste Water Treatment Plant among others.

He will also flag off other projects under construction. 

NWSC Managing Director, Dr. Eng Silver Mugisha

These include; Lyantonde,  Kyankwanzi, Kalungu, Mbale, Gulu, Adjumani, Soroti, Mbale, Ibanda, Kasese, and Hoima, among many others.

The MD highlighted the centrality of hard work to the success and NWSC.

He decried the problem of people thinking they can be promoted without work.

“There is a problem of young people who have a long history of being babysat and getting things for free. They want to eat without hard work,” he said. 

Eng Mugisha stated that no NWSC staff will be promoted without hard work.

“At NWSC, we have to work hard and pay for chemicals, pipes, power, and salaries among other production inputs. These cannot be paid without hard work,” he warned. 

The events on the 2nd of December 2022 shall be celebrated in strict observance of COVID-19 and Ebola epidemic prevention guidelines.

NWSC is Uganda’s largest urban water authority providing potable water and sewerage services in 262 towns, with a customer base of 900,000 connections serving approximately 18 million people.

NWSC was established by Decree No. 34 of 1972. Established 50 years ago, the principal business of the Corporation is to operate and provide water and sewerage services in areas entrusted to it by the Government, on a commercial and financially viable basis. 

 

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