The East African
Monday May 10 2021
The Uganda Airlines A330-800 neo taking off from Tolouse, France, for Uganda. It arrived in Entebbe on December 22, 2020. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
Summary
Chief executive Cornwell Muleya, finance director Paul Turacayisenga, safety and compliance director Bruno Oringi, human resources director Paul Ssebowa and ground handling manager Harvey Kalama were sent home to pave the way for an investigation into the airline’s operations.
Later, Gen Edward Katumba Wamala, Minister for Works and Transport, said they had been forced to take accumulated leave.
On May 5, the entire board, led by Perez Ahabwe, was also sent packing. Although the letter sacking them was written on April 30, it only got to the board in the first week of May.
· Challenge FG to work on supply side to stop arms inflow
Gboyega Akinsanmi
Four retired generals of the Nigerian Army yesterday warned the federal government that Nigeria might cease to exist with over 6.145 million small arms and light weapons (SALW) illegally in circulation nationwide.
The ex-generals, therefore asked the federal government to declare a state of emergency on arms proliferation and try to stop them from coming into the country instead of focusing on the demand side only.
In separate interviews with THISDAY, the ex-generals warned that the growing trend of arms proliferation “portends grave threat to national peace and security if the federal government does not address it decisively.”
Govt sorry for power blackouts in north Uganda
Monday April 12 2021
Summary
There are plans to upgrade the supply line to 132kv via Tororo-Opuyo-Lira-Gulu and that this will help to solve the issue.
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The government has issued an apology over the continuous power blackouts in northern Uganda for the past decade.
Ms Ziria Tibalwa Waako, the chief executive officer of Uganda’s Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA), last Friday, said she regretted the impact of the blackouts on the economic progress on the region.
“We are evaluating the impact and that is why you see all of us here,” she said.
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