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Issue No. 4 of 2016 * Nov Issue No. 4 of 2016 * Nov -- Dec 2016 Dec 2016

UGANDA INSTITUTION OF PROFESSIONAL

ENGINEERS

Every year, Uganda Institution of Professional Engineers

among other activities, organises an annual dinner aimed

at bringing together Engineers and professionals to share

experience and propagate networking opportunities within

the profession. This year, the institution organized its

Annual Dinner and awards ceremony on the 25th

November 2016 at Hotel Africana under the theme

“creating awareness of the role of engineering

professionals in achieving the Sustainable Development

Goals, with a focus on Innovation, Industry and

infrastructure.”

This year’s annual dinner was organized by UIPE

Kampala Branch together with UIPE secretariat. In his

speech, Eng. Dr. Mark Henry Rubarenzya; the Chairman,

UIPE Kampala Branch noted that raising our profile as

engineers can best be achieved by embracing and

harnessing the numerous opportunities available today,

especially in the areas of Innovation, Industry and

infrastructure.

The guest of honour was H.E Ambassador Dónal Cronin,

the Ireland Ambassador to Uganda. Other invited guests

included the Minister of state for works and transport,

Hon. Bagiire Aggrey, Eng. Hillary Onek, the minister for

disaster preparedness and Eng. Bagonza Samson the chief

engineer from the ministry of works and transport among

other dignitaries.

THE UIPE ANNUAL DINNER 2016

UIPE President, Eng. Dr. Dorothy Okello addressing participants Eng. Hillary Onek, the minister for disaster preparedness

addressing participants

Hon. Bagiire Aggrey, the Minister of state for works and transport


The major sponsors of this yea’s annual dinner were,

1. Multiple industries Ltd

2. National Water & Sewerage Corporation

3. COWI (U) LTD

4. Uganda National Roads Authority


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In his speech, Mr. Cronin informed participants that in

the recent past some parts of Uganda have faced

diverse effects of climate change with some parts of

the Country facing severe draught leading to loss of

food crops and livestock. He requested engineers to

come in handy to advise government on alternative

ways of watering the crops and providing water to the

livestock. Through these interventions, the role of an

engineer cannot be ignored if we are to achieve the

Sustainable Development Goals.

The president welcomed participants to the dinner and

thanked Kampala Branch as well as the organizing committee

for the tireless effort they put in to ensure the success of this

event. On a sad note, she informed participants that during

the year 2016 alone, the engineering fraternity has lost four

engineers and members of the Institution and a minute of

silence was observed. The fallen engineers were;

1. Eng. Martin Kiwanuka Lule

2. Hon. Andraule Awuzu

3. Eng. Kisubi Baiita

4. Eng. Christopher Azuba

She informed participants that this year has also registered

quite remarkable achievements. The new Council being

chaired by the very first female President came into office in

April 2016. She informed members that in June, 2016 we

held the 21st National Technology Conference under the

theme, ‘Project Management in Developing Countries’. This

conference was held at Kampala Serena, Hotel and attracted

quite a huge number of participants both from Uganda and

the Region. The membership of the Institution has also

continued to grow over the years though much more effort is

needed especially in bringing in more ladies whose numbers

remain very low.



H.E Ambassador Dónal Cronin


The UIPE President together with H.E Ambassador Dónal Cro-

nin, Eng. Hillary Onek and Hon. Bagiire Aggrey,

Eng. Dr. Mark Henry Rubarenzya (right); the Chairman,

UIPE Kampala Branch and Eng. Dr. Jotham Ivan Sem-

pewo (left), the chairman organizing committee


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Presentation at the dinner

In his presentation, Dr. Tusubira informed participants

that the basic infrastructure like roads, information and

communication technologies, sanitation, electrical power

and water remains scarce in many developing countries.

Approximately 1 to 1.15 billion people do not have access

to reliable phone services. 2.5 billion People worldwide

lack access to basic sanitation and almost 800 million lack

access to water. In developing countries, barely 30 per

cent of agricultural production undergoes industrial

processing.

Dr. Tusubira noted the following notable solutions on how

the above issue can be resolved and these were;

Establishing standards and promote regulations that ensure

company projects and initiatives are sustainably

managed; Collaborate with NGOs and the public sector to

help promote sustainable growth within developing

countries; Thinking about how industry impacts on your

life and well-being and use social media to push for

policymakers to prioritize the SDGs.

Participants

The total number of participants was 223 who came from

the following organizations and companies ;

1. Uganda National Roads Authority,

2. National Housing And Construction Corporation,

3. Umeme Limited,

4. National Water & Sewerage Corporation,

5. Uganda Road Fund,

6. Kampala Capital City Authority,

7. Kagga & Partners Ltd,

8. Multiple Industries Limited,

9. Cowi (U) Ltd

10.Kagga & Partners

11.National Water & Sewerage Corporation

12.Teclab Ltd

13.Indian Association Of Uganda

14.Otuke, Amuria, Kaberamaido, District Local Govt

15.Vambeco Ltd

16.Excel Construction Ltd

17.Tamp Blessed 3ms

18.Kampala Water

19.Uganda Communication Commission

20.USMID-Ministry of Lands & Housing

21.Civil Aviation Authority

22.Prome Consult Ltd

23.Kyambogo University

24.Makerere University

25.Kampala International University

26.Multi-Konsults Ltd

27.Vivo Energy

28.Airtel (U) Ltd

29.Uganda Electricity Generation Company Ltd

30.Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Ltd

31.Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Ltd

32.Engineers Registration Board

33.Ministry Of Water & Environment

34.Ministry Of Defence

35.Technology Consults Limited

36.Tamp Blessed-3ms Jv Ltd

Eng. Dr. Francis Tusubira addressing participants


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Presidential Citation Awards

Two engineers received the Presidential Citation Awards

which consisted of a plaque prize and a certificate, for

recognition of their distinguished contribution to the

advancement of engineering profession in Uganda. This

Presidential Citation is given by UIPE at the Prerogative

of the President. These were; Eng. Dr. Harrison

Mutikanga and Dr. Robinah Kulabako. This function was

presided over by Eng. Dr. Abel Katahoire.

Eng. Dr. Harrison Mutikanga

Eng. Dr. Mutikanga is a registered Civil Engineer with 20

years’ experience in utility operations and management.

He specializes in performance management, business plan

development, non-revenue water management, and

infrastructure asset management. He has served as the

General Manager for National Water and Sewerage

Corporation (NWSC) – Kampala; and as a part-time

Senior Lecturer at Uganda Christian University, Mukono

in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department.

He is currently the CEO of Uganda Electricity Generation

Company Limited.

Eng. Dr. Mutikanga has keen interest in research and his

research interests are in the areas of strategic asset

management, transformational leadership and change

management, utility reforms and productivity,

performance evaluation and benchmarking, and multi-

criteria decision analysis. He has published over 15 papers

in peer-reviewed journals and international conference

proceedings.

Eng. Dr. Abel Katahoire announcing the awardees

Eng. Dr. Harrison Mutikanga, the awardee talking to

participants Eng. Dr. Harrison Mutikanga, receiving the award

from H.E Ambassador Dónal Cronin


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Presidential Citation Awards

Dr. Robinah Kulabako

Dr. Robinah Kulabako is a Senior Lecturer at Makerere

University in the College of Engineering Design Art &

Technology (CEDAT), Department of Civil and

Environmental Engineering. She holds a PhD

Environmental Engineering (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden),

Technical Licentiate Degree in Environmental

Engineering (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden), MSc

Environmental Engineering (University of Manchester,

UK), BSc Civil Engineering (Makerere University.

Dr. Robinah Kulabako the awardee talking to participants

Dr. Robinah Kulabako receiving the award from UIPE President


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Sponsors

The event was sponsored by Multiple Industries Ltd and

were given a present/plaque in recognition of their

continued support to UIPE activities.

Multiple industries receiving a present from the Minister Hon.

Bagiire Aggrey,

H.E Ambassador Dónal Cronin receiving a present from the

Minister Hon. Bagiire Aggrey,


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Cross section of participants dancing at the event together with the minister and other guests

The Dancing


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The Dinner

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UIPE NTC 2017

First Call for Papers and Posters

The 22st Annual National Technology Conference

and Exhibition (NTC2017) will take place from 27-28

April 2017.

Stakeholder Management: A key to success of

Engineering Projects

The NTC is the regular forum for dissemination and

sharing of engineering knowledge, innovations, or

solutions, and promotion of science. It attracts over 200

participants providing an excellent opportunity to the

engineering fraternity and Uganda Institution of

Professional Engineers (UIPE) for exchanging ideas.

Due to the wide range of issues discussed, the

conference is of interest to engineers, consultants,

educational institutions, industrialists, manufacturers,

economists, development specialists, government

bodies, students, and society.

Guidelines for Presenters: Submit abstracts by email

to [email protected] addressing the NTC2017 theme

“Stakeholder Management: A key to success of

Engineering Projects” and subthemes including, but

not limited to:

1. Stakeholder Empowerment,

2. Managing Expectations,

3. Effective Communication,

4. Cost Management,

5. Project Post-handover,

6. Team Management

Abstracts should be Word documents, in 12-point Times

New Roman font, not exceeding one (1) A4 page.

Presenters are welcome to submit full papers not

exceeding eight (8) pages together with the abstract.

Papers and posters may be research papers, reports, case

studies, etc. The papers and posters will be peer-

reviewed, and selected abstracts and papers published in

the NTC Conference Proceedings. Exhibitors may

contact the UIPE Secretariat for more information.

Share your Engineering Project Life-cycle Based

Strategies, Experiences, and Case Studies in:

1.Stakeholder Empowerment

Inclusion

Consultation

Education and Awareness-raising

2.Managing Expectations

Mediation

Conflict Management

Change Management

Risk Management

3.Effective Communication

Dissemination of Information

Responsible influence

Cost Management

4. Project post-handover

Operation and Maintenance

Monitoring and Evaluation

5. Team Management

Human Resource Management

Ethics

Professional practice

IMPORTANT DATES

Call for papers and posters

16th December 2016

Abstracts submission deadline

16th

January 2017

Abstract Acceptance

17th February 2017

Deadline for posters and full papers

17th March 2017

Conference Registration Deadline

17th April 2017

UP COMING EVENTS

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The advertising space is available as follows;

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Reach the engineering fraternity through the monthly newsletter.

CPD Trainings 2017 Below is a schedule of upcoming CPD Trainings;

1. Technical Report Writing and Presentation Skills, Wed 22nd to Friday 24th Feb 2017

2. Elements of Technical Audits for Engineering Projects, Wed 17th to Friday 19th May 2017

3. Contract Administration (Local & International), Wed 16th to Friday 18th Aug 2017

4. Advanced Projects Management with MS Project, Wed 11th to Friday 13th Oct 2017

5. Occupational Health, Safety & Risk Management, Wed 08th to Friday 10th Nov 2017

The cost of attending each training is UGX450,000/= per participant for UIPE Members UGX 510,000

for Non Members and the Fees should be paid in full, before commencement of the Training directly to

UIPE bank account No. 9030005841819 in Stanbic Bank (Metro Branch).

Payments can also be made by MTN Mobile money using the code “UIPE”

http://www.cesa.co.za/node/110?id=2038


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Admissions Notice Board

The 433rd Council Meeting on held

on 13th December 2016 considered

the following applicants under the

Various Categories;

Corporates 1. Mr. Musabe Kenneth

2. Mrs. Jane Katongole

Kamara

3. Ms. Doris Aromborach

4. Mr. Mukasa Ddungu

Charles

5. Mr. Joel Mubiru

6. Mr. Oluga Daniel

7. Mr. Okello Paul

8. Mr. Kibuuka Joseph Brian

Provisional Corporate 1. Mugweri Charles

2. Kaddu Kenneth

3. Konde Stanley

4. Lubang Benedict

Graduates 1. Kasule Joseph

2. Mukiibi Ssemakula Peter

3. Otim Emmanuel Edward

4. Kizza Kazibwe Deogratius

5. Asiku Joel

6. Karubanga Adolph

7. Makuyi David Titus

8. Kasolo Ronald

9. Owomugisha Anittah

10.Obong Daniel

11.Odwete Stephen

Odwaratau

12.Eleanor Sanyu Kajumba

13.Kigongo John

14.Nurein Al-Nabhani

15.Malwadde Sarah

16.Kakuru Richard

17.Epuwat Ignatius

18.Opiro Joel Kayeme

19.Kabuusu Ronald Tony

20.Barya Johnson

21.Magaja Denis

Technologist Tusiime Moses

Students There were 67 students considered

from various universities.


UIPE WISHES YOU A MERRY

CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW

YEAR 2017

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