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Behind the Wheels: Uganda Airlines pilots

Agnes Tumuheire — Mon, 29 Apr 2019 10:14:35 +0000

First Lady Janet Museveni (left) with Museveni and other government officials inside one of the Bombardier planes. PPU picture

Uganda has procured two CRJ900 Bombardier planes and two more are expected by September.

The revival of the Uganda airlines has been received with both excitement and uncertainty from the Ugandan population.

Much as most believed the airlines will render economic growth to the country, some were pessimistic about its durability and alo ineadquate resources including quality labour.

However, from the information gathered by the Newvision, Uganda airlines is endowed with enough quality pilots, most of whom have been operating in big companies in Europe and outside Uganda.

Over 14 pilots and 30 stewardesses have already been recruited. 200 Staff members have also been secured of the 400 that is needed for the airlines.

Among the crew that brought the planes home included; Capt. Clive Okoth, Capt. Stephen Ariong, Capt Michael Etiang and Capt. Patrick Mutayanjulwa.

(Information from the newvision)

Capt Michael Etiang

Etiang is a Uganda Airlines captain and business executive, who serves as the chief pilot of Uganda Airlines. A member of Uganda Airlines task committee, Etiang was born in Tororo district.

He went to Bentham Grammar School. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in law and politics from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. Etiang has over 18 years of flying experience, with over 12,000 flying hours on his record.

He has served as a training manager (CRJ Aircraft) at RwandAir, where he has been employed since 2012. He has also served as training captain at Fly540 and Jetlink, both in neighbouring Kenya.

He played the same role at Garuda, Indonesia, the national airline of Indonesia. As chief pilot at Uganda Airlines, he is responsible for making sure that all pilots are trained and are up to date with their competence and skills.

He also manages flight and ground personnel, schedules flights and coordinates aircraft maintenance. He serves as a member of the airline’s senior management team.

Ivan Massa

Ivan Massa

Ivan Massa is a commercial airline Pilot, born on November 25, 1990 in Mbale district.

He went to London College of St Lawrence for and trained at the East African Civil Aviation Academy in Soroti, Epic Flight Academy in Florida, CAE Aviation Training and Services, Toronto, Canada and American Airlines Flight Training Centre, Phoenix Arizona.

Passionate about aviation, he enjoys travelling and hiking. “You get to love and respect the world around you each time you fly and view the world from a different perspective.

At the same time, you must be passionate, focused, hardworking, disciplined and safety conscious as all these contribute towards being a professional pilot,” he said. Massa said sports is part of his life mainly Rugby, football and chess to keep him healthy and in shape.

Tina Drazu

From Arua, Tina Drazu, a line pilot at Uganda Airlines, worked as a line pilot at Aerolink Uganda from July 2012 to April this year. She had earlier worked with Asante Aviation for a year and three months in South Sudan. She graduated from Cape Flying Services.

Capt. Patrick Mutayanjulwa

He has been a pilot since 2007 and worked with Air Uganda and Das Air Cargo. Mutayanjulwa studied at St Mary’s College Kisubi before he trained and became a pilot. He likes playing cricket and tennis.

Vanita Kayiwa

Vanita Kayiwa

Kayiwa, a line pilot at Uganda Airlines, worked with Air Serv which upgraded her from pilot to captain.

A graduate of the East African Civil Aviation Academy, Kayiwa was the first female Ugandan Captain in Air Serv’s 32-year history.

“You have to work twice as hard as your male counterparts,” Kayiwa said in an interview talking about her accomplishments in a traditionally male-dominated field. “We women can do it, even the sky is not the limit!

Flying is very exciting but to succeed you need to love it, dream it, and live it,” she advised young girls according to an interview at Air Serv website.

Rashid Cheboy

His picture went viral when he chanced on a selfie with President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday at Entebbe.

In the picture, President Museveni is seen holding Cheboy’s right hand to check the picture.

He worked at Air Serv as a line captain and check airman from 2015 to this month.

He also worked with East African Civil Aviation Academy Soroti as a senior flight instructor. He studied aviation and aeronautics at the East African Aviation Academy.

Capt. Kenneth Kiyemba

Kenneth Kiyemba, according to his Facebook account, went to King’s College Budo before joining Epic Flight Academy located at Municipal Airport in Florida, US.

He was part of Uganda Airlines crew that recently completed flight training on the CRJ900 (CL-65) at US Airways Flight Training Center.

Kiyemba serves as director of administration in Uganda Professional Pilots’ Association. The body is charged with promoting and safeguarding the interests of pilots and aeronautic engineers in Uganda.

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Over 30,000 beneficiaries, big stride for skilling Uganda fund

Agnes Tumuheire — Tue, 02 Apr 2019 15:11:39 +0000

The 120 billion shilling skilling Uganda fund has already registered 30,000 beneficiaries seven years of existence after its launch in 2012.

The projects targets 60,000 beneficiaries by 2020 and is aimed at facilitating competitiveness, productivity and employment for self reliance among the
Ugandan youth.

The Assistant Commissioner for Vocational Education, Mr. James Mugerwa during the launch of the National skills fair on Tuesday in Kampala revealed that the Ministry of Education and sports has worked closely with Enabel and PSFU to skill Ugandans through the Skills development Fund and the skills development facility.

Janet Museveni and other Officials at Skilling Uganda consultative meeting at Hotel Africana in Kampala(Photo by PMPU)

Mr. Mugerwa further revealed that the fair will offer a platform to exhibit skills among Ugandans.

“The national skills fair is an opportunity for us to showcase the achievements of both funds.” Mugerwa said.

The three-days fair will take place from 7th to 9th May 2019 at the UMA multipurpose hall.

According to the SDF manager Christine Karungi, the fair will connect producers and manufacturers , employers and training institutions for more training and work opportunities.

“The innovative approaches employed in training have enabled several SDF beneficiaries to get employed while others have started their own businesses,” Ruth Byinzika Musoke, the Head SDF at PSFU said.

The skilling Uganda fund develops skills for the youths in the fields of manufacturing, construction, oil and gas, ICT and agriculture.

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PLE Results Set to be Released on Thursday

Agnes Tumuheire — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 14:17:03 +0000

Minister of Education Janet Museveni will on Thursday January 17, 2019 release the Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) results.

According to the Ministry of Education spokesperson, Mr Patrick Muinda, the Uganda National Examinations Board (Uneb) will present results of pupils’ performance before Ms Museveni on Wednesday at the State House Nakasero,

“Uneb officials will brief the on the performance of last year’s Primary Leaving Examinations on Wednesday January 16, 2019 at 11am and later release them on Thursday January 17, 2019 at 11am at President’s Office,” Mr Muinda said.

Last year, UNEB registered a 3.9 per cent increase with 671,923 candidates registered to sit 2018 PLE from 13,072 centres across the country compared to 646,041 from 12, 751 in 2017.

According to the executive Secretary of Uganda National examinations board Dan Odongo Of the total candidature, 476,131 were from Universal Primary Education (UPE) schools and 195,792 private.

346,963 candidates were females while 324,960 were males.

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Stella Nyanzi Arrested While Trying to Access her Office

Agnes Tumuheire — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 11:49:31 +0000

News coming in indicate that Uganda feminist and Makerere University researcher, Dr Stella Nyanzi , has been arrested and whisked to Kireka Special Investigation Unit (SIU).

Dr. Nyanzi allegedly tried to access her offices at the University which prompted the SIU to arrest her before ‘havoc’ could unfold.

She had, earlier this week, promised to stage a silent protest in a bid to have her job back.

On March 31, 2017, with an order from the appointments board chairman, Bruce Balaba Kabaasa, the then vice chancellor Prof John Ddumba-Ssentamu gave Nyanzi an indefinite suspension on allegations of attacking the First Lady and Education minister Janet Museveni on Facebook.

However, in early October this year, the Makerere University staff appeals tribunal ordered university administration to reinstate Dr Stella Nyanzi and pay for the damages caused.

Before Nyanzi could enjoy her reinstation, the women activist was resummoned by they the Makerere University Appointments Board on October, 22 on allegations of insulting First Lady Janet Museveni in 2017

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Government to introduce ethics subject to curb moral degeneration

Agnes Tumuheire — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 12:16:11 +0000

According to the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC), an ethics subject will be taught on a national level and an individual value assessment tool shall be developed.

NCDC also adds that two certificate; academic and moral values shall be issued at each academic level.

The new development was announced by the NCDC deputy director, Ms Bernadette Karuhanga during a dialogue between the Office of the Inspector General of Government and Education ministry officials in Kampala last Friday.

“We are also mindful of the loss of values. If we can get funding to procure materials, we should be ready to roll it out. We are coming up with guidelines for assessing subjects that are currently not assessed by Uneb (Uganda National Examinations Board) and are looking at assessing values,” Ms Karuhanga said.

Hon. Janet Museveni, the Minister of Education, however challenged teachers who will teach the discipline to uphold moral values as well and be exemplary to their students.

“Teaching ethics and integrity as a lesson in class is not an easy thing because you must practice ethics and integrity to know how to pass it on to a child,” Ms Museveni said.

According to Ms Pauline Nansamba,the officer in the IGG’s Directorate of Legal Affairs, 20 per cent of corruption cases registered in 2018 were from the education sector.

“Although we put ethical value and anti-corruption studies on the curriculum, teachers will only put emphasis on the examinable subjects so that their students can pass highly. I recommend that a student is given two reports, one on academics and the other on ethical performance,” State Minister for Ethics and Integrity, Fr Simon Lokodo.

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Makerere issues new summons to Stella Nyanzi for insulting Jane Museveni

Agnes Tumuheire — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 14:44:13 +0000

Makerere university researcher and women activist, Dr Stella Nyanzi has been re-summoned by the Makerere University Appointments Board on allegations of insulting First Lady Janet Museveni in 2017.

The board accuses Nyanzi of illegal use of her social media pages especially facebook to direct abusive words towards the first lady who also doubles as the Education minister.

“When did I ever deny speaking the truth about a fool? The truth liberates! I will defend the truths that I speak,” Nyanzi had said last year when she was arrested over the charges.

However, the Makerere University staff appeals tribunal had earlier this month, ordered the university administration to reinstate Dr Stella Nyanzi and pay for the damages caused by the charges.

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Kimi Raikkonen wins US Grand Prix his first in 113 races

Herman Nnyanzi — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 08:12:08 +0000

Lewis Hamilton was made to wait for his fifth F1 world championship after finishing third in US Grand Prix as Kimi Raikkonen wins for first time in 113 races to keep alive title hopes of team-mate Sebastian Vettel.

Lewis Hamilton failed to seal a fifth world title when he finished third in an exciting US Grand Prix that took place in Austin, Texas.

Lewis Hamilton reflects on a missed opportunity as Kimi Raikkonen celebrates taking victory at a stunning United States GP

Mercedes let a victory slip through their fingers by delaying a second pit stop and Ferrari‘s Kimi Raikkonen took his first victory for more than five years.

Hamilton’s title rival and Raikkonen’s team-mate Sebastian Vettel looked to have handed Hamilton the title early on when he turned into battling with Red Bull‘s Daniel Ricciardo.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen also beat Hamilton, who will have to wait until the race in Mexico next weekend to have another chance of sealing off the 2018 F1 title.

Lewis Hamilton will win his fifth world championship if he finishes at least seventh at the next race in Mexico. The Briton leads the Formula One table 346 points whereas Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari is second with 276 points.

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Cristiano Ronaldo becomes first player to reach 400 goals in Europe’s top five leagues

Herman Nnyanzi — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 06:46:35 +0000

Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score 400 goals in Europe’s top five leagues as Juventus dropped points for the first time this season when they made a 1-1 draw against Genoa.

Ronaldo’s fifth Serie A goal for Juventus was added to his 84 Premier League goals he scored for Manchester United and 311 in La Liga for Real Madrid.

Ronaldo scored the goal tapping in from close range after Genoa failed to clear their lines when Joao Cancelo‘s shot took an awkward deflection inside the box.

The Portuguese star found himself free from close range and he side-footed into the net

Ronaldo’s milestone puts him 10 goals above the second top scorer in Europe’s main leagues, Lionel Messi – who scored his 390th La Liga goal for Barcelona in their 4-2 win against Sevilla.

However, Juventus’ perfect start to the season came to an end in Turin on Saturday as Genoa earned a 1-1 draw and the visitors dropped the first points this season.

The hosts dominated most of the game having 21 shots but only three were on target – all from Ronaldo, who had 11 efforts in total in the first half of the game. The draw left the defending champions four points above second-placed Napoli who won 3-0 against Udinese later on Saturday.

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Uganda Cranes congratulated by first lady Janet Museveni for Lesotho victory

Herman Nnyanzi — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 12:49:13 +0000

The first lady of Uganda, also the Minister of Education and Sports Hon. Janet Kataha Museveni has officially congratulated the Uganda Cranes upon the recent back to back victories over Lesotho national football team in group L of 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier.

Emmanuel Okwi netted twice in the first leg of the game

Uganda Cranes overcame the Southern Africa country 3-0 and 2-0 at Mandela National Stadium, Namboole and at Setsoto stadium in Maseru respectively to collect 10 points after 4 games in the campaign, leaving Uganda in need of just a point to qualify to the 2019 finals that will be held in Cameroon.

Emmanuel Okwi netted twice and Faruku Miya (penalty) were on target in the Namboole game as Miya carried the day with a brace in the return leg played on artificial surface in Maseru.

The Uganda Cranes contingent to Maseru traveled by a chartered flight offered by President Yoweri Kaguta Mueveni which helped a lot the national team to travel with ease within three days of the return leg after the Namboole success.

Uganda Cranes XI vs Lesotho in Maseru

Here is the First Lady’s detailed message:

I must begin by thanking God for his goodness and for empowering our boys and leading them as we now see. Then, of course, I congratulate them for emerging victorious during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier return match against Lesotho 2-0 on Tuesday, 16th October 2018 in Lesotho, after the previous win of 3-0 at Mandela National Stadium on Saturday 13th October 2018. Our national team’s performance has been very impressive putting us on the verge of qualifying for the 2019 AFCON Championships due in Cameroon.

On behalf of Government, my Ministry and all the people of Uganda, I salute the Uganda Cranes, Coach Sebastien Desabre and his Technical Team, FUFA, National Council of Sports, and the fans for the observable progress we have registered in performance and development of Ugandan football, and indeed Ugandan sports in general.

As we celebrate our recent performance, I call upon the players, technical officials, fans and supporters to remain humble, focused to the very end. For I believe that this is merely the beginning, the best is yet to come.

In a very special way, I thank the President of Uganda, Cabinet in its entirety and Parliament for supporting sports in general, but the president especially for providing quick means of transport to Lesotho and some support for our pocket expenses to the team. We, at the Ministry, remain committed to provide all the prayer back up, logistical and financial support to Ugandan sports teams within available resources.

May I wish the Uganda Cranes team, continued blessings and a successful AFCON 2019 qualification campaign, therefore, as we look forward to an even brighter future for Ugandan sports.

God Bless us all!

Janet K. Museveni

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President Yoweri Museveni commissions Source of the Nile bridge in Jinja

Brian Kisembo — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 21:44:23 +0000

President Yoweri Museveni has heaped praise on Japan as he was commissioning the $125Million Source of the Nile bridge in Jinja on Wednesday.

The bridge which started in April 2014 was funded by both the government of Uganda and the Japan International Cooperation Agency with 20% and 80% respectively.

Flanked by his wife Janet Museveni and other ministers, the President while speaking at the bridge launch in Jinja gave great thanks to the Japanese for the support to Uganda for the past 56 years.

“Japan has been our partners for the last 56 years,” Museveni said.
“They help us through projects like this and we also help them by buying their cars.”

The source of the nile bridge was funded by both the government of Uganda and the Japan International Cooperation Agency with 20% and 80% respectively.

The president added that Uganda has received aid of about $ 1.2billion from Japan.In return, Uganda continues to support Japan by importing its cars, iron products and machinery.

The president was amazed by the participation of Ugandans in providing labour towards the construction of the bridge.

He also said this is one of the projects and among others incoming are the Entebbe Expressway and hydro power plants.

“I was told that 90% of the 760 contractors’ staff, craftsmen and labourers were Ugandan,” he said.

“This is a season of big projects. This is just one of them. As you heard I recently commissioned the Entebbe Expressway; the following year I will be commissioning a number of hydro power plants, “he added.

However, no bodaboda motorcycles and bicycles will be allowed to use the bridge.