President Museveni to Grace Celebrations to Mark NWSC's 50 Years of Service

President Yoweri Museveni will preside over the function to mark National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) 50 years of service.

The event will be held on December 2 at Kololo Independence grounds.

Meanwhile, during the month of November, the Corporation will carry out celebratory activities, which will be held in some of the 262 towns it serves.

NWSC counts a customer base of 900,000 connections, serving approximately 18 million people.

It was established by Decree No. 34 of 1972 to operate and provide water and sewerage services in areas entrusted to it by the government on a commercial and financially viable basis.

Flagging off the NWSC celebratory activities, the NWSC Board Chairman Dr. Eng. Prof. Badru Kiggundu highlighted some of NWSC's achievements in the last 50 years like increasing pipe network length to 22,000kms and customer connections to 900,000.

He said that this has been achieved 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 and legislative adjustments.

At the celebrations, President Museveni will unveil some flagship water infrastructure projects that have been recently completed by NWSC and launch those that are in the pipeline for implementation.

Some of the completed projects the president will roll out are in Kapeeka, Kapchorwa, Sembabule, Fort Portal, Bushenyi, Lira, Jinja, Katosi Water treatment plant, Bugolobi-Nakivubo Waste Water Treatment Plant among others.

Those under construction are in Lyantonde, Kyankwanzi, Kalungu, Mbale, Gulu, Adjumani, Soroti, Mbale, Ibanda, Kasese, and Hoima among many others.

NWSC Managing Director Dr. Eng. Silver Mugisha attributed the corporation’s success to its hardworking staff, customers, and support from the government and some other stakeholders.