Judith Tukahirwa

Judith Tukahirwa Tumusiime (née Judith Tukahirwa) is a Ugandan environmental scientist, water and sanitation consultant, and former management executive. She is the immediate past deputy executive director of the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA). She was appointed to that position in December 2012.[1] She resigned on 31 October 2016, citing interference from politicians and security agencies.[2]

Judith Tukahirwa Tumusiime
Born1970 (age 50–51)
Uganda
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUganda
Alma materMakerere University
(Bachelor of Science Education)
(Master of Science in Environment and Natural Resources)
Wageningen University
(Doctorate in Urban Sanitation and Solid Waste Management)
Harvard University
Executive Education
OccupationEnvironmental scientist and management executive
Years active1998 – present
Known forExpertise in water and sanitation
TitleDeputy executive director
Kampala Capital City Authority
Spouse(s)Edmund Tumusiime

Background and education

She was born in Uganda circa 1970. Tuhakirwa attended the Shimoni Primary School in the city centre at that time and Trinity College Nabbingo for her O-Level and A-Level studies. She studied at Makerere University, where she obtained a Bachelor of Science Education in biology and chemistry. Later, she obtained a Master of Science in environment and natural resources, also from Makerere. Her doctorate in urban sanitation and solid waste management was obtained from Wageningen University in the Netherlands. Later, she received executive training from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.[3][4]

Career

In 1998, she started teaching biology and chemistry at St. Mary's College Kisubi. Following her doctoral studies, she worked as a researcher on the Lake Victoria Environment Project in the Uganda Ministry of Lands and Urban Development, sponsored by the World Bank. Her initial involvement with KCCA was when she was hired as a consultant on solid waste management. Later, she was appointed acting director of public health and environment. In December 2012, President Yoweri Museveni appointed her deputy executive director of the KCCA.[3] In October 2016, she resigned from that position.[5]

Other responsibilities

She is married to architect Edmund Tumusiime and together are the parents of three children.[3] Tukahirwa also serves a member of the board of directors of the National Water and Sewerage Corporation, Uganda's largest water and sanitation utility.[4]

See also

References
  1. Tumwebaze, Sarah (7 December 2012). "Meet KCCA deputy executive director". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  2. Bwire, Job (31 October 2016). "Musisi's deputy resigns, cites political interference in KCCA work". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  3. Brian Mayanja, and Juliet Waiswa (15 December 2016). "Musisi's deputy speaks out on graft, disputes". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  4. NWSC (17 June 2016). "Brief Biography of Judith Tukahirwa Tumusiime, Member of the Board of Directors, National Water and Sewerage Corporation, Kampala, Uganda". Kampala: National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC). Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  5. Vision Reporter (1 November 2016). "Musisi hails departing KCCA chief". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
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