KAMPALA: Parliament’s Commission Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) committee, chaired by Nakawa West MP Joel Ssenyonyi, has handed over Uganda Airline’s CEO and former CEO to the parliamentary CIID for statements.
The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities, and State Enterprises (COSASE), chaired by Joel Ssenyonyi, accused the CEO, Ms. Jenifer Bamuturaki, with failing to table evidence on her academic papers and the former CEO, Eng. Ephraim Kalyebara Bagenda, with failing to account even when he was a member of the decision-making team.
The CEO told the committee that her attempts to get her transcript from Makerere University had been fruitless, but the legislators, including Kazo County Dan Atwijukire Kimosho, Lamwo district Woman MP Nancy Achora, and PWD Mpindi Bumali, didn’t believe her. They wondered how a CEO of her caliber could not get her transcript from Makerere University, where she graduated in 1994, or a testimonial.
Hon. Mpindi and Mr Martin Mugabi Muzaale, told the team that it’s troubling that the former CEO continues to respond that he doesn’t remember or doesn’t know, which will force the committee to recall them because they continue to refer every query to the Works Ministry.
Yusuf Nsibambi, Mawokota South MP, stated that the issue of academic qualifications, particularly in government agencies, is critical, as it appears that academic qualifications no longer matter in Uganda. This means that, as a committee, there is a need to investigate government agencies, as it appears that there are several incompetent individuals in government agencies, which is a major problem for the nation.
On Thursday, Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities, and State Enterprises (COSASE) said that Ms Jenifer Bamuturaki didn’t have the right qualifications to be named CEO of the Uganda National Airlines Company.
Ms Bamuturaki was expected to bring her CV and academic documents, but she didn’t, prompting Mr. Ssenyonyi to remind the members to check the academic credentials of other senior managers. The committee also discovered that the majority of Uganda Airline’s senior managers possessed no minimum academic qualifications, with a certificate being the highest qualification.