Uganda Air Cargo Corporation New Board Of Directors Urged To Make It Competitive
Helen Saulnier
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The Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs, Hon. Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja has urged the new Board of Directors of Uganda Air Cargo Company to work in the direction of creating it a competitive player in the air cargo market so that Uganda can choose benefit of its small business prospective in the region.
Hon. Ssempijja built the remarks throughout the inauguration of the new Board of Directors of Uganda Air Cargo Company (UACC) these days 16th March 2023 at UACC Headquarters in Entebbe, Wakiso District. “UACC stays a single of our Nationwide strategic abilities that demands our motivation and perseverance to remain competently operational,” Hon. Minister mentioned
Hon. Ssempijja underscored that reaching self-reliance is of primary value for any creating region like Uganda as if not, it would increase the country’s dependence on foreign help. “I would like to thank His Excellency the President and Commander-in-Chief for his strategic vision and emphasis on self-reliance. Indeed, it is distinct that the only way we can place Uganda as an financial hub in the area is by building critical infrastructure and investing in important enabling sectors this sort of as conversation, transport and aviation business,” Hon. Minister added.
Minister Ssempijja recommended the outgoing Board associates for serving with utmost commitment and dedication and the Management of UACC for preserving UACC afloat. He implored the new Board to cultivate new partnerships and methods on how UACC can be expanded by the acquisition of new air assets and staff so that the entity can ably exploit fleeting company possibilities.

The General Supervisor of UACC, Lt Gen Nakibus Lakara thanked the outgoing Board for the harmonious performing partnership for the two years that he has been in the management of the UACC. “We did not have variants of impression. At the conclusion of the day, we often agreed on how to shift forward,” reported Lt Gen Lakara. He pledged to get the job done and guidance the new Board members as they endeavor to fulfill their responsibilities.
In his handover remarks, the outgoing UACC Board Chairman, Capt. John Emilly Otekat implored the new Board associates not to get the job done in isolation but to perform as a staff and with MoDVA/UPDF in buy to transfer the corporation to bigger heights.
Talking on behalf of the new Board, the new UACC Board Chairman Capt. Gad Gasatura stated that the Board of Administrators is vital to the achievement and survival of any organization particularly general public entities like the UACC. He pledged that the new Board will perform closely with MoDVA/UPDF and the UACC Management staff to guarantee the effectiveness of the Corporation’s operations.
In attendance ended up the State Minister of Defence in demand of Defence, Hon. Oboth-Oboth, Point out Minister of Defence in charge of Veterans Affairs, Hon. Huda Oleru, the Main of Defence Forces, Gen Wilson Mbadi, Commander Air Power, Lt Gen Charles Okidi, Main of Employees-Land Forces, Maj Gen Jack Bakasumba, Generals and senior officers of the UPDF, Management and Staff members users of the UACC.
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