Andrew Kitaka
21st-century Ugandan engineer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
21st-century Ugandan engineer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Andrew Kitaka (also, Andrew Kitaka Mubiru), is a Ugandan civil engineer and public administrator, who serves as the Director of Engineering and Technical Services at Kampala Capital City Authority, a position he has held since the formation of KCCA in 2011.[1]
Andrew Kitaka | |
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| Born | 2nd July, 1968 |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
| Alma mater | Namilyango College Makerere University (Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering) Delft University of Technology (Master of Science in Transport & Planning) |
| Occupation | Civil engineer & public administrator |
| Years active | 2010 – present |
| Title | Director of Engineering and Technical Services at Kampala Capital City Authority |
| Spouse | (Dr. Sabrina Kitaka) |
| Family | 5 children |
In addition to that assignment, from 18 December 2018,[2] until 12 June 2020, he concurrently served as the executive director of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), in acting capacity.[3]
Kitaka was born in the Buganda Region of Uganda, in the 1970s. After his primary education, he enrolled into King's College Budo, in Wakiso District, where he completed his O-Level studies. He then transferred to Namilyango College, in Mukono District, where he completed his A-Level education.[4]
Kitaka was admitted to Makerere University, the oldest and largest public university in Uganda, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering. His second degree is a Master of Science in transport and planning, awarded by Delft University of Technology, in Delft, the Netherlands.[4]
Kitaka began his career at Kagga & Partners, a consulting engineering firm in Kampala. From there, he joined the Road Agency Formation Unit (RAFU), at the Uganda Ministry of Works and Transport, where he worked as a projects engineer.[4]
Kitaka briefly served at Uganda National Roads Authority, before he was hired by the European Union, where he served as an operations officer in charge of roads infrastructure.[4] In 2011, at the creation of Kampala Capital City Authority, Kitaka was appointed as the Director of Engineering and Technical Services in the new KCCA, a role he still occupied, as of December 2018.[4]
Kitaka also privately consults for both local and international organisations, including the work done in June 2018 for Huron Consulting Group, of Chicago.[4]
Kitaka is a member of the Uganda Institute of Professional Engineers (UIPE) and is a registered engineer with the Engineers Registration Board (ERB) of Uganda.[4]
Kitaka is married to Sabrina Kitaka, a consultant pediatrician at Mulago National Referral Hospital. The couple are the parents of five children.[4]
