Ms. Jenifer Bamuturaki has officially been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Uganda Airlines. This position has been vacant since 2019. The news was confirmed by the Minister of Works and transport, Gen Edward Katumba Wamala in an appointment letter sent on July 5, 2022.
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Bamuturaki has been acting CEO of Uganda Airlines which was in line with a presidential directive in a letter dated April 24, 2022. Ms. Bamuturaki replaces Mr. Cornwell Muleya who was sacked from the position of acting CEO in February.
Mr. Muleya was on June 21 this year arrested for reportedly disobeying the Inspectorate of Government (IG) orders before he was arraigned in court a day later and released on bail.
The letter stated, “Reference is made to a letter Ref. No. PO/28 dated April 24, 2022, from H.E the President of the Republic of Uganda in respect of subject matter above ()copy attached for ease of reference). The purpose of this letter is to bring the directive to your attention for implication.” The government resumed the search for a substantive chief executive officer of Uganda Airlines in June this year months after the process was abandoned last year.
The process had been abandoned following the suspension of senior managers and board members of the Airlines over corruption and mismanagement.
According to the Daily Monitor, Ms. Bamuturaki will be responsible for leading and driving the business and success of the airlines, for devising and executing the airlines’ strategy. She will also be expected to guide the formulation and implementation of strategy, commercial, financial, operations, people, stakeholder relationship and compliance management, corporate communications, and oversight of information systems.
Uganda Airlines was launched as a national carrier 18 years after it was liquidated, with the government appointing Mr. Ephraim Bagenda in the initial months as the acting chief executive officer, before he was replaced and appointed as director of engineering and maintenance.
