Uganda: MPs Question Tutorial {Qualifications} of Uganda Airways Boss

The Chief Government Officer (CEO) of Uganda Airways, Jennifer Bamuturaki has mentioned she is certified and skilled to run the airline.

Bamuturaki was showing earlier than the Committee on Commissions Statutory Authorities (COSASE) chaired by Nakawa West Member of Parliament, Joel Ssenyonyi on Wednesday, 17 August 2022.

She was accompanied by different officers from the airline to answer queries within the report of the Auditor Normal for the 12 months ended 2021.

In the course of the assembly, Bamuturaki was tasked to current her curriculum vitae to establish if she met requirements earlier than being appointed as CEO of Uganda Airways.

She informed the committee that she is expert, skilled and certified and that’s seen by her work on the airline.

In keeping with the job necessities and expertise as marketed, the perfect candidate ought to maintain a bachelor’s diploma in any discipline and post-graduate coaching in administration or every other enterprise associated course.

It additionally requires at the very least 10 years of aviation expertise at a senior administration degree, the expertise in advertising and business points of the airways enterprise together with data of airline business programs.

Nevertheless, MPs state that Bamuturaki holds a Bachelor of Arts (honors) in Social Works and Social Administration which she obtained from Makerere College in 1993 and he or she lacked the post-graduate coaching prerequisite.

Ssenyonyi noticed that whereas Bamuturaki had over 12 years of expertise within the resort and hospitality business, her expertise and qualification in aviation is missing.

Ssenyonyi mentioned that Bamuturaki labored as a visitor relations officer and gross sales supervisor at Imperial Botanical and Sheraton Inns respectively earlier than becoming a member of East African Airways and Air Uganda which all collapsed.

“Her highest qualification as of now could be a Bachelor’s in Social Works and Social Administration; how comes she was given the job. 40 others who utilized maybe had higher {qualifications} and but the individuals she is supervising have masters,” he mentioned.

The MPs then tasked the performing Human Useful resource Officer, Jane Nanono to elucidate why they thought of hiring Bamuturaki but she lacked the {qualifications}.

Nanono nonetheless mentioned she can’t touch upon the matter as she was not in cost.

She mentioned PriceWaterHouse Coopers developed the job specs for the CEO and was particular on the expertise within the aviation business which was forwarded to the board of administrators for approval.

Buzaaya County MP, Martin Mugabi Muzaale puzzled how the airline’s Human Assets Division selected Bamuturaki when she was terminated because the gross sales and advertising government on the defunct Air Uganda for alleged non-performance.

Nevertheless whereas responding to the MPs, Bamuturaki mentioned that she has 15 years of expertise in aviation and is effectively fitted to the job.

She mentioned the expertise supported by the certificates obtained from the Worldwide Air Transport Affiliation (IATA) makes her a robust CEO for the job.

“The certificates I’ve from IATA, should you put them collectively, they may come to a diploma however I’ve a level. It would not matter what I did at diploma degree, however I’ve the talent and certification from IATA,” Bamuturaki mentioned.

She additionally informed the committee that she is at present pursuing a Grasp’s diploma in Public Administration at Makerere College.

In the identical submission, Bamuturaki dismissed experiences that she alongside her high rating counterparts at Uganda Airways are paid extremely.

“I used to be wanting on the wages that had been circulated, they had been false. That isn’t what we earn. I as an example do not even earn 50% of what was introduced,” Bamuturaki