Eng. Mwesiga’s academic record is distinguished by consistent exceptional performance. He was awarded the National Merit Government Scholarship for BSc. Electrical Engineering (First Class Honors, Makerere University), and the Presidential Millennium Science Initiative / DAAD Scholarship to pursue MSc. Electrical Engineering (Distinction, Makerere University / University of Pretoria).
He equally holds a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honors, Makerere University), where he received the Makerere Law Society Award, Uganda Law Society Award, and the Public Interest Law Clinic Award as the best graduating student – as well as the Chief Justice Award for the best student on the Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (Law Development Centre). In 2024, he was awarded the CIArb Kenya ADR Excellence Award as the ARF Best Candidate.
Eng. Mwesiga’s association with UIPE spans over two decades. As a student member, he served as Finance Secretary of Makerere Engineering Society (MES). He served on UIPE Council (2010–2012), championing graduate member representation and chairing the Graduate Apprenticeship Program (GAP) Committee – which delivered structured graduate training to over 60 engineers under a DFID and EU–funded collaborative project. He has served on the UIPE Kampala Branch Executive (2015/2016), as UIPE–appointed adjudicator on technical infrastructure disputes, and as rapporteur and committee member for multiple National Technology Conferences (18th, 19th and 21st NTCs).
In January 2025, he was appointed to ERB’s Technical Committee on the Misuse of the Title ‘Engineer’ under FIDIC Contracts, producing an advisory note circulated to all Ministries, Departments, Agencies and Local Governments in Uganda. He championed a consultative process on the proposed Engineering Professionals Bill 2024 under the Consortium of Engineering Deans in Uganda, presenting a memorandum to the Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Physical Infrastructure in January 2025.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- MSc. Electrical Engineering, Makerere University / University of Pretoria – Distinction [⭐⭐ Presidential MSI/DAAD Scholarship]
- BSc. Electrical Engineering, Makerere University – First Class (Honors) [⭐⭐National Merit Scholarship]
- Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) Makerere University – First Class (Honors) [⭐⭐ Best Graduating Student]
- Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, Law Development Centre (LDC), Uganda [⭐ Chief Justice Award]
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS
- Registered Engineer (Electrical), Engineers Registration Board (ERB), Uganda ERB No. 1874
- Corporate Member, Uganda Institution of Professional Engineers (UIPE) PE/2015 (member since 2004, including student membership)
- Member, IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, USA
- Founding Member, Africa Engineering Education Association (AEEA) Established at 3rd ARCEE, Pretoria, South Africa
- Enrolled Advocate High Court of Uganda & All Subordinate Courts & Commissioner for Oaths
- Member, Uganda Law Society (ULS), East Africa Law Society (EALS) & Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU)
- Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators –United Kingdom, CIArb, FCIArb [⭐ International Fellowship]
- Member, LCIA African Users’ Council London Court of International Arbitration
ARBITRATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION – PANEL EMPANELMENTS
- Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) – Panel Arbitrator
- Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) & Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) – Panel Arbitrator (both)
- UIPE President’s Panel of Adjudicators – Uganda Institution of Professional Engineers
- Centre for Arbitration and Dispute Resolution (CADER) & International Centre for Arbitration and Mediation (ICAMEK) – Kampala, Uganda
HONORS & AWARDS
- CIArb Kenya ADR Excellence Award – ARF Best Candidate (2024)
- Chief Justice Award – Best Student, Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, LDC
- MLS, ULS & PILAC Awards – Best Graduating Student, Bachelor of Laws (LL.B), Makerere University
- Presidential MSI / DAAD Scholarship – MSc. Electrical Engineering, Makerere University & University of Pretoria
- National Merit Government Scholarship – BSc. Electrical Engineering, Makerere University
- French Embassy Merit Award – Best Student in French, National UACE (2003) Study Trip to Paris, Alsace & Basse–Normandie