Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda) explained

Agency Name:	Ministry of Water and Environment
Type:	Ministry
Seal:	File:Coat of arms of Uganda.svg
Jurisdiction:	Government of Uganda
Headquarters:	Port Bell Road Luzira Kampala, Uganda
Chief1 Name:	Sam Cheptoris
Chief1 Position:	Minister of Water and Environment
Agency Type:	Ministry

The Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE), is a cabinet-level government ministry of Uganda. It is responsible for the "sound management and sustainable utilisation of water and environment resources for the betterment of the population of Uganda".^[1] The ministry is headed by Minister Sam Cheptoris.^[2]

Location

The headquarters of the ministry are located on Port Bell Road, in the neighborhood of Luzira, in the Nakawa Division of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.^[3] The coordinates of the ministry headquarters are 0°17'56.0"N, 32°38'56.0"E (Latitude:0.298889; Longitude:32.648889).

Subministries

The minister is assisted by two ministers of state.

• Minister of State for Water: Hon. Aisha Sekindi^[4]
• Minister of State for the Environment: Hon. Beatrice Anywar Atim^[4]

Organisational structure

Administratively, the ministry is divided into three directorates:^[1]

• Directorate of Water Resources Management
• Directorate of Water Development
• Directorate of Environmental Affairs

Autonomous agencies

The ministry works very closely with the following autonomous government agencies, in the effort to achieve its mandate.^[5]

• National Forestry Authority
• The Department of Climate Change
• National Environmental Management Authority
• National Water and Sewerage Corporation

List of ministers

• Sam Cheptoris (6 June 2016 - present)^[6]
• Ephraim Kamuntu (15 August 2012 - 6 June 2016)^[7]
• Maria Mutagamba (1 June 2006 - 15 August 2012)^[8]
• Kahinda Otafiire (2003 - 1 June 2006)^[9]

See also

• Politics of Uganda
• Parliament of Uganda

External links

0.2989°N 32.6489°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda): Administration and Management . 10 October 2016 . 10 October 2016 . Uganda Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) . MWE . Kampala.
2. Web site: Uganda: Workshops Are Useless - Minister Cheptoris . 10 October 2016 . 29 June 2016 . Alfred . Ochwo . . Kampala.
3. Web site: 9 October 2016 . Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda): Ministry Location . Uganda Ministry of Water and Development (MWE) . MWE . Kampala . 9 October 2016.
4. Web site: Ministry of Water and Environment . 6 June 2022 . Ministry of Water and Environment . 10 October 2016 . PDF . Ministry Website . Kampala.
5. Web site: Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda): Autonomous Government Agencies . 10 October 2016 . 10 October 2016 . Uganda Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) . MWE . Kampala.
6. News: Museveni appoints his wife to key ministry in new cabinet . 4 September 2022 . Africanews . 7 June 2016 . en.
7. Web site: President Yoweri Museveni Reshuffles Cabinet . 8 September 2022. 15 August 2012 . . Kampala . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120816235713/https://www.newvision.co.ug/news/634161-president-yoweri-museveni-reshuffles-cabinet.html . 16 August 2012.
8. Web site: Ministries Allocated . https://web.archive.org/web/20141211112501/http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/501695 . dead . 11 December 2014 . . 2 June 2006 . 30 August 2022 . Henry . Mukasa . Kampala.
9. Web site: 25 February 2015. Profile of Kahinda Otafiire, Member of Parliament for Ruhindi County, Mitooma District . 2011. Parliament of Uganda. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151023124619/https://www.parliament.go.ug/mpdata/mps.hei?p=f&n=t&details=t&j=234&const=Ruhindi++County&dist_id=106&distname=Mitooma . 23 October 2015.