Uganda Governance Monitor
Uganda Governance Monitor
In a directive dated 13 February 2026 to Works and Transport Minister Gen. Katumba Wamala, President Yoweri Museveni ordered that Uganda Airlines CEO Jeniffer Bamuturaki step aside immediately and that former Ethiopian Airlines chief Girma Wake serve as consultant and acting CEO until a new CEO is appointed by July 2026, citing management weaknesses. ChimpReports reports that the CID and the State House Anti-Corruption Unit are investigating airline officials over alleged abuse of office, embezzlement and false accounting, and that audit findings flagged more than $9 million in untraced service fees.
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