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Museveni Appoints Girma Wake Acting CEO of Uganda Airlines, Directs Bamuturaki to Step Aside Former Ethiopian Airlines chief executive Girma Wake is set to oversee Uganda Airlines on an interim basis after President Museveni directed Jennifer Bamuturaki to step aside, as the carrier confronts governance and financial pressure.

A photo collage of President Museveni, Jenifer Bamuturaki, former Uganda Airlines CEO, and Girma Wake, the former Ethiopian Airlines CEO who is now charged with the leadership transition at Uganda Airlines

President Yoweri Museveni has directed that former Ethiopian Airlines Chief Executive Officer Girma Wake be appointed to lead a management transition at Uganda Airlines, amid ongoing efforts to stabilise the national carrier following the departure of CEO Jennifer Bamuturaki. In a letter dated February 13, 2026, addressed to Works and Transport Minister Gen. Katumba Wamala, the President cited “current leadership and management weaknesses” at Uganda Airlines and instructed that Wake be brought on board as a Consultant/Advisor to help rectify operational and governance gaps. The letter further directs that Wake serve as Acting Chief Executive Officer until July 2026, pending…

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Paul Murungi is a Ugandan Business Journalist with extensive financial journalism training from institutions in South Africa, London (UK), Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda. His coverage focuses on groundbreaking stories across the East African region with a focus on ICT, Energy, Oil and Gas, Mining, Companies, Capital and Financial markets, and the General Economy.

His body of work has contributed to policy change in private and public companies.

Paul has so far won five continental awards at the Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism in Johannesburg, South Africa, and several Uganda national journalism awards for his articles on business and technology at the ACME Awards.

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