Byamukama orders immediate sacking of Uganda Airlines finance officer Kyeyune

What the report says

Uganda’s Minister of Works and Transport Fred Byamukama has ordered Uganda Airlines to immediately dismiss chief finance officer Allan Kyeyune, citing concerns that he does not meet the professional qualifications required for the role. According to The Observer, the minister raised the issue in a November 6 letter to Uganda Airlines chief executive Girma Wake and copied it to junior ministers, the ministry permanent secretary and the airline’s board chairperson.

The article says Byamukama’s position followed information from the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU), which reportedly stated that Kyeyune is not a certified public accountant and is not on its register. The minister also indicated that he had carried out his own checks and believed the job requires a certified professional accountant in Uganda. He directed that Kyeyune be terminated if the qualification requirement is confirmed, and that the position be re-advertised.

The Observer also reported that ICPAU had earlier written to Uganda Airlines raising similar concerns about Kyeyune’s status. The matter is significant because it touches on hiring standards and compliance with professional requirements at a state-owned airline, and the minister suggested there could be further scrutiny of anyone involved in the recruitment if irregularities are found.