Cabinet approves new UPPC board after three months of thorough vetting
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- 03 Apr 2023
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The cabinet sitting on Monday, March 27 at State House Entebbe approved the names of eight people as new board members for the Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation (UPPC).
According to the minister for the presidency whose docket supervises UPPC, Hon. Milly Babalanda, the approved names include (veteran scribe) Joachim Buwembo (Wakiso), Sadat Kisuyi (Bugweri), Jolly Kamugira Kaguhangire (Mbarara), Alice Muhoozi (Rukungiri) and Andrew Kibaya (Wakiso). Others are Hellen Icumar Judith (Katakwi), Karugaba Jimmy (Kabalore), and Bukenya Nooh (Butambala).
“The process of identifying these individuals has lasted for three months because we needed to be careful about the composition of the board to avoid previous mistakes,” Babalanda told the parliamentary committee on commissions and statutory bodies (COSASE) chaired by Joel Ssenyonyi.
The minister had appeared before this committee to respond to its queries arising from the auditor general’s report.
Among the issues raised by members were the absence of the UPPC board, substantive managing director, and other issues related to the governance and management of the corporation.
Babalanda explained that the old board has been on interdiction for more than a year and its term expired on October 31, 2022. In absence of the substantive board, the minister explained that she assumed the board powers as per the UPPC Act which empowers the minister to be a caretaker to avoid paralyzing the operations of the corporation.
The minister told the committee that the previous board is currently in court over mismanagement of the corporation and abuse of office.
“I had to stand in to undertake the responsibilities of the board because UPPC being a corporate entity cannot suspend its business due to lack of a board,” she told members. Read More…
