Uganda Airlines, the country’s flagship carrier and one of the government’s most ambitious public investments in recent years, has been placed under formal investigation by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SHACU), in collaboration with the Uganda Police Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID). The investigation was triggered by an official letter dated January 7, 2026, authored by Fred Lumala, the CID’s Economic Fraud and Anti-Corruption Department and addressed to the airline’s Chief Executive Officer. The document, referenced CID/ACU/395/25, outlines concerns regarding financial management during the 2024/2025 fiscal year. The letter confirms that investigators are examining financial transactions involving Uganda Airlines officials. Investigators…
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If there are any Ugandan CEOs in the hot seat, then it is Uganda Airlines’ Jennifer Bamuturaki and Uganda Electricity Distribution Limited’s Paul Mwesigwa. They run two strategic state enterprises, and both are under intense pressure at exactly the moment when politics, performance, and public frustration are converging. Some of the problems they face are inherited. Others stem from decisions made on their watch. But in state enterprises, where accountability is often as political as it is managerial, leaders can be sacrificed, sometimes not because they caused the crisis, but because they are the most visible symbol of it. A…
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When veteran journalist Andrew Mwenda posted a video of weary passengers stranded at Entebbe International Airport, his words cut deeper than the images themselves. “The tragedy happening at Uganda Airlines is far beyond even my 2019 doomsday predictions,” he wrote on X. “One plane is stuck in Lagos, another in London, passengers stranded.” In Mwenda’s telling, the situation had become so dire that “even God cannot save this airline.” It was a brutal assessment, amplified by his stature and timing, and it landed at a moment when Uganda Airlines could least afford another blow to public confidence. Days earlier journalist…
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Government has tabled a UGX1.696 trillion supplementary budget request before Parliament’s Budget Committee, with UGX422.264 billion earmarked as an initial payment for the purchase of 10 aircraft for Uganda Airlines. The request was presented by Works and Transport Minister Edward Katumba Wamala, who appeared before the committee on Monday, 1 December, as MPs considered Supplementary Expenditure Schedule Two ahead of its adoption by Parliament in the plenary sitting scheduled for Tuesday. Gen Katumba Wamala told the committee that the supplementary request is intended to cover urgent financing gaps within the transport sector that could not wait for the next budget…
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The Industrial Court has ordered Uganda Airlines to pay its former Chief Executive Officer, Cornwell Muleya, more than UGX455 million following a ruling that found his dismissal illegal. In a detailed judgment delivered on October 24, 2025, by Justice Anthony Wabwire Musana, court held that Muleya’s suspension and eventual termination violated the Employment Act. Additionally, it contravened Uganda Airlines’ Human Resource Manual, particularly for failing to accord him a fair hearing before dismissal The award comes after a long legal battle that began when Muleya challenged his 2022 dismissal, arguing that he had been unfairly removed without due process. Court…
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A leaked internal letter from Uganda Airlines has exposed a bitter dispute with Wavah Water, one of the carrier’s inflight suppliers, over alleged contamination of bottled water served to passengers. The correspondence, signed by Dominic Mascarenhas, Manager for Inflight Product and Catering, documented how a sealed 1.5-litre Wavah Water bottle was found with a dead cockroach trapped inside its cap during a routine flight service. According to an internal letter dated August 21, 2025, and addressed to Ms. Charlotte Mayanja Kakooza, Sales and Client Relations Manager at Wavah Water, Dominic Mascarenhas, Uganda Airlines’ Manager for Inflight Product and Catering, reported that a…
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With over 35 years of distinguished leadership across banking, international development, microfinance, and corporate governance, Priscilla Mirembe Serukka has built a reputation as a results-driven leader who blends integrity, courage, and a deep commitment to lifting others. As Chairperson of Uganda National Airlines Corporation and founder of Women on Boards Uganda, she is driving a transformative agenda to increase female representation and impact in boardrooms — not just in numbers, but in influence. From steering high-stakes turnarounds to advocating for inclusive leadership, Mrs Serukka brings rare insight into effective CEO–board dynamics, building high-performing boards, and navigating complex governance challenges. In…
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Trevor Ariho, Chief Executive Officer of the League of East African Directors (LEAD), has been appointed to chair the Internal Planning Committee for the 6th Bi-Annual Presidential CEO Retreat. Ariho…
Uganda Airlines has officially launched direct flights to London, United Kingdom. The airline will fly four times a week using the Airbus A330-800neo. Ms Jennifer Bamuturaki, the Uganda Airlines CEO said in a Thursday press briefing in which the London route was launched, the lunch coincides with the airline’s 5th anniversary, marking the end of the establishment phase and setting the course for a long term growth and expansion. She noted that the acquisition of the London route followed meticulous planning, preparations and many setbacks since 2020 when the airline first acquired slots in the UK, which was partly disrupted…
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One may wonder what’s on Jennifer Bamuturaki’s mind; is it the war in Congo and its impact on Uganda Airlines’ operations, the public scrutiny of her financial losses as a chief executive of a national carrier, or perhaps the airline’s expansion plans for 2025? Bamuturaki has had some lucky years and…
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