In May, the top hierarchy comprising CEO Cornwell Muleya and other seniors managers were sent on three -months -leave amid their contract extension.
Works and Transport Minister Gen. Katumba Wamala, had executed the order from State House, which this website learnt was issued by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.
The President, was prompted to overhaul the entire Airline administration after obtaining substantial evidence related to corruption and nepotism practiced at Entebbe Airport.
Mr Muleya and team had staged a very toxic working environment by sacking every official perceived as an impediment to their venomous scheme.
Museveni publicly reacted to the rot inside Uganda Airlines last month during the State of Nation Address and defended his decision to return Jennifer Bamutiraki to oversee the operations of the National airline having been sacked by Muleya while she served as Commercial Director.
TrumpetNews understands that, as Muleya and group are serving a three month ‘forced’ sabbatical, Museveni deployed Brenda Wadri from State House to investigate the rot in the Airline.
“The findings are shocking,” said a source we talked to on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter.
A separate source added that, the suspended officials had liaised with top businessmen in town to run down the airline by awarding themselves huge deals, kickbacks and commission at the expense of taxpayers money estimated to be shs. 100 billion.
FINDINGS
An investigation conducted by this website has established that the suspended clique has launched a full scale, clandestine operation to retain positions since their three- month- leave ends this July.
“They are moving faster by leaking to the media cooked stories linking the current management to the rot in the airline. The motive is to pre-empt the investigation,” our investigation revealed.
Whereas the suspended CEO Muleya is at the center of the ongoing probe, he is being assisted by Andrew Tumusiime, a senior Administration Manager who is also on suspension and is currently in Kenya to advance malicious propaganda.
While in Kenya he has been conducting a series of talk shows about the rebirth of Uganda Airlines as a guest speaker despite serving a suspension.
“He was last hosted by Rotary club of Madaraka Nairobi on July 12. His talkshows are a calculated move to keep relevant but also to preempt investigation. In all his talkshows, Mr Tumusiime has been bragging that he works very closely with President Museveni,” the investigation further reveals.
However, Mr Tumusiime had in the past used the alleged closeness with the President to engage in very acts that tarnished the image of the Airline.
For example, in March this year, Somali government grounded Uganda Airlines plane in Somalia after learning that the carrier would smuggle alcohol into the country undermining religious beliefs being an Islamic State.
“It took the intervention of Museveni through UPDF to negotiate release of the aircraft,” this website has further learned.
“After this scandal, DAS Handling Limited, an airport ground handling service company in Uganda, fired all workers who loaded the alcohol on the plane t Mogadishu, but Tumusiime shielded Uganda Airlines workers who were involved,” an investigations further reveals.
DAS is owned by affluent businessmen in Kampala.
Following this scandal, management of Uganda Airlines proposed “self handling” and get rid of DAS company, a move that can eliminate such actions but also saves the airline billion.
However, Tumusiime before he was suspended petitioned Ministry of Works to stop the recruitment of self handling.
As a senior manager, Tumusiime, although he is out of office, he receives daily briefs by his juniors and continues to advance the group’s agenda of fighting to retain their positions.
An investigation indicates that Tumusiime works with a lady in the Finance Department. The lady is a daughter of a top official in Uganda Airlines.
Most senior managers in Uganda Airlines employed members of their families and relatives, one of the issues that prompted the President to take action.
This website has been conducting an independent investigation into Uganda Airlines, the findings are sordid. More will be published.