The sacking, in quick succession, of the top management team at Uganda Airlines on April 28 and the entire board a week later, is the climax of a long simmering conflict between the management and government bureaucrats that started even before the first aircraft was bought.
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.
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