Museveni reluctant to renew Mugisha’s contract as NWSC MD

The tenure of Eng. Silver Mugisha as managing director of National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) hangs in a balance after President Museveni went silent about his contract.

NWSC board approved Mugisha’s reappointment for five years following the expiry of his contract on August 31, 2023. Mugisha, 55, who has headed the corporation for the last ten years has since been in office for over a month now without any binding contract.

Previously all former managing directors were serving two terms, it is not clear why the NWSC board decided to  give Mugisha a third term. Three months to the expiration of Mugisha’s contract, NWSC board chairperson, Dr. Eng. Badru M. Kiggundu noted that they considered his good performance to hand him a new contract until 2028.

“Because of the notable performance by the managing director and his management team, the board of directors of National and Sewerage Corporation, acting in full compliance with section 16 of the NWSC Act, has re-appointed Eng. Dr. Silver Mugisha as the managing director of National Water and Sewerage Corporation for the period 2023-2028,” Kiggundu announced.

There are alleged reports that all has not been well at the water supply body, and some months back, it was reported that computers of the corporation were hacked into, causing the loss of very vital information.

Sources have intimated that through his friend, Bishop Johnson Twinomujuni of West Ankole Diocese, Mugisha has called for a meeting with all the reverends in Bushenyi district this Thursday, October 5 at Hotel Tuuza where they will write a petition to the president pleading for the renewal of his contractor on grounds that he has helped develop the church.