May 21, 2021 Museveni salutes Uganda Airlines crew
After flying Uganda Airlines to Tanzania for the signing of oil agreements, President Museveni has said corrupt officials in the management and board of the airline “must face consequences.”
The president’s flight on Uganda Airlines came at a time when it has attracted a lot of negative publicity because of alleged corruption and mismanagement. Then Works and Transport minister, Gen Katumba Wamala at the end of last month suspended senior airline managers including the CEO Cornwell Muleya.
Others on suspension are Joseph Sebbowa, the head of human resources, Paul Turyacayisanga, the finance director, Harvey Kalema, the manager ground handling and operations, and Bruno Origi, the director of safety and compliance. Others are Moses Wangalwa, head of procurement and assets disposal and Alex Kakooza, the airline's first captain.
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Daily Monitor
Wednesday May 05 2021
Summary
It is difficult to clearly understand what caused the suspension of top managers at Uganda Airline, but there has been conflict between management and the board, alleged corruption and influence peddling.
Uganda Airlines, during the 2019/20 financial year, according to the Auditor General, grossed Shs102b in losses, which had sharply risen from Shs15b that had been posted in the 2018/19 financial year.
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A storm has been brewing at Uganda Airlines – albeit silently. Last week, the lid was blown off.
For now, it is difficult to predict how things will end, but what we are sure of is, there is a problem.