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).[4]
Subministries
The minister is assisted by two ministers of state.
Minister of State for Water: Hon. Aisha Sekindi[5]
Minister of State for the Environment: Hon. Beatrice Anywar Atim[5]
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.[6]