Eng. Nerei K. Msimbira was appointed member of the Board of Directors of EWURA in January, 2006.

He has thirty six years of practical experience in water and sanitation engineering sectors, in Tanzania both in public (governmental) and private (Engineering consultancy) sectors.His Experience includes project planning, feasibility and hydrological studies, preliminary and final engineering designs, documentation, evaluation, supervision of construction and operations and maintenance of both urban and rural water schemes. He has got experience in the fields of institutional and human resources development, capacity building and training.

 Education Education : Degree – M.Sc. (Civil-Water) – Moscow Friendship University, 1963-1968; Hydro-electric Course in Tokyo, Japan finance by JICA, 1970; Hydraulic Engineering at Deft International courses on Sanitation and Hydraulics Engineering,1974 – 1975;

Profession: Registered Engineer (No. 167), June 1973.

Experience : Director of Hydro Works Technic Company Limited from 1996 to date; Commissioner of the Tanzania Broadcasting Commission, 1997 to 2000; Chairman, Board of Directors of National Urban Water Authority (NUWA) and DAWASA, 1996 to 2000; Director of Eya Engineering Co. Ltd, a consulting firm specializing in water and sanitation, 1994 to 1996; Principal Secretary Ministry of Lands, Natural Resources, Tourism and Urban Development, 1990 to 1993; Principal Secretary, Ministry of Water. Responsible for administration, planning and implementation of water supply and sanitation programs in the country, 1987 to 1990; Director, Ministry of Water, 1985 to 1987; Head of design section in the Ministry of Water, 1980 to 1985; Head of Construction Section Ministry of Water, 1975 to 1980 ; Regional Water Engineer, Singida Region, 1972 to 1975 ; Member of Tanzania Delegation to the Mar del Plata in Argentina, United Nations Water Conference. Secretary of the National Action Committee for the International Drilling Water Supply and Sanitation Decade (IDWSSD), member of the World Technical Team under UNDP, World Bank and UNICEF for the development of appropriate technology (hand pump) VLOM for Rural Water Supply, 1977 – 1990;