Why Museveni Appointed Jenifer Bamuturaki New Uganda Airlines CEO

A Collage of President Museveni and Bamuturaki

Details have emerged as to why President Yoweri Museveni, who is also the Commander in chief of the armed forces appointed Jennifer Bamuturaki as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Uganda Airlines.

A Collage of President Museveni and Bamuturaki

After several months of serving in an acting capacity, Bamuturaki has been appointed the substantive CEO of Uganda Airlines replacing Cornwell Muleya.

Recently, Muleya, the former Uganda Airlines CEO was arrested and charged by the Inspectorate of Government for disobeying the Inspectorate’s orders. He was however released on bail days later.

The Inspectorate of Government is investigating various acts of mismanagement of public funds by public officers at Uganda National Airlines Company (UNAC) between May and June this year.

Muleya was appointed the CEO of Uganda Airlines in 2019 but his woes started on April 21, 2021, after Works Minister Katumba Wamala sent him and 12 other top officials on forced leave.

Earlier this year, his contract as the Uganda Airlines CEO was terminated on the orders of President Yoweri Museveni.

In a letter from the works and transport minister, Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala, to the chairperson of the Uganda Airlines board dated 5th July 2022, the minister revealed that the directive to appoint Bamuturaki came from the President, Yoweri Museveni.

Who is Jennifer Bamuturaki?

Bamuturaki, is a Ugandan social worker, marketing professional and corporate executive, who serves as the Commercial Manager at Uganda National Airlines Company the revived national airline of Uganda, effective April 2019.

Bamuturaki studied at Makerere University, Uganda’s oldest and largest public university, where she obtained a degree of Bachelor of Arts in Social Work and Social Administration.

She also has qualifications in IATA sales training for airlines, hotel sales and marketing, in addition to training in revenue management.

Bamuturaki’s career spans more than 30 years, as a marketing consultant in the airline, hospitality and travel industry. She has also previously worked with Air Uganda, “where she was directly responsible for route research”. In 2019 when Uganda National Airlines Company was launched, she was hired as the airline’s Commercial Manager. She is a hands-on manager, often interacting with the media, on behalf of the airline.

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