Uganda Airlines Chief Executive Officer (CEO) fails to present academic papers – African Business
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The Committee on Commissions Statutory Authorities and State Enterprise (COSASE) has embarked on a process of evaluating the curriculum vitae and qualifications of Uganda Airlines’ top management.
This followed the failure of the airline’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jenifer Bamuturaki to present her academic papers before the committee chaired by Hon. Joel Ssenyonyi was appointed on Thursday, 18th August 2022.
The committee is scritinising the Auditor General’s report on Uganda Airlines for the financial year ended 2021.
The Auditor General highlighted issues related to salary disparities and the absence of an organizational structure. He also noted continued losses that were registered by the airline.
During the investigation, the CEO was asked to submit her Curriculum Vitae (CV), and academic qualifications.
The committee sought to compare her qualifications with that of the advertised position of the CEO which required the ideal candidate to have an honours bachelor’s degree in any field and postgraduate training in administration or any other business-related course.
Bamuturaki stated to the committee that she earned a degree from Makerere University in 1994 in Social Work and Social Administration (SWASA). However, she claimed that she has never received her academic transcripts.
Bamuturaki claims that she has been to the University three time in recent weeks to obtain her transcript, but the university has yet to locate it.
When asked about her Ordinary Level results slip, she said that she had lost it. She was currently in the process of getting a replacement from the Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB).
Bamuturaki stated that she has only a letter and a certification indicating that she was awarded a degree. She stated that she has been using her certificate, and was head-hunted for most of her jobs.
Ssenyonyi said there is a possibility that the CEO doesn’t have the qualifications adding that it could be the cause of the challenges at the airline.
“We asked how she has been getting jobs and she said she was always headhunted. That is true because even for this recruitment process, money was spent to recruit people but the process was stopped and she was given the job,” he said.
Mawokota MP, Hon. Yusuf Nsibambi suggested that the committee take time to examine the qualifications and CVs for the Uganda Airline managers.
He stated that the committee isn’t asking for vain questions, but is determined to ensure that the airline remains in safe hands.
“When the person in charge of the airline comes up with doubtable and questionable responses, then we are worried on behalf of Ugandans as an accountability committee,” he said.
Bamuturaki was also asked to explain by the committee why she registered a Deed Poll in 2019 to change her name, from Musiime Jenifer Bamuturaki o Jenifer Arnold Leonkai.
She told the committee that she simply had a change of mind, and she didn’t complete the process retaining the name, Jenifer Bamuturaki.
Buzaaya County MP, Hon. Martin Muzale said that the fact that the airline’s CEO lacks academic papers could be the reason why she wanted to change her name.
“For a CEO heading a big institution like this, earning a lot of money and you say for the last 28 years you have not got your transcript. After you pay to UNEB they give you six days for you to choose your papers. University is the same. I think we are dealing with a different person and not the CEO of the airline,” Muzale said.
Bamuturaki was also asked to explain her relationship to Abbavater (a public relations and marketing company that promotes Uganda Airlines).
Ssenyonyi was puzzled by the conflict of interests when it became clear that Bamuturaki had been associated with Abbavater prior to joining the airline.
She said that she went to the same church fellowship as the owner of the company and that’s her only relation to Abbavater and she doesn’t own any shares.
However, the committee stated that Bamuturaki had signed documents for Abbavater before he joined the airline.
Bamuturaki, Bagenda and other members of the committee were handed to Parliament police by the committee. This was in relation to their dealings with PR firm. It also addressed inconsistencies in their statements.
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