[UAH] UGANDA TELECOM AND THE FIRST FAMILY'S ROLE IN THE COMPANY- A BRIEF HISTORY

Let UTL be investigated by the police, IGG. One man confided that you can't work in one place for long that was after stealing millions from UTL! All UTL workers from the past 15 year should be investigated.

Let the police call on the people to give evidence agianst UTL workers and see.

Now you cannot imagine this malfunctioning and stupid self worthiness. Labour turnover in UTL is shockingly- they steal dismiss and recruit. Theft is a culture UTL has cultivated and nurtured and negligence has undermined what IDI AMIN a buffoon had established. 

Mpoma satellite is in shambles. The only thing that could be done is to call on the people of Uganda to prosecute NRM for economic sabotage and grand theft of national resources.

I strongly believe NRM/NRA should be aligned for Grand National Theft and Sabotage of the National Economy acts that they have committed right from 1980 to date. NRM/NRA has documented evidence that they stole property in Luwero triangle and elsewhere and indeed compensation as they call it does not take away the crime committed in the first place.

 

That NRM/NRA donates NHCC and UTL to Libyans is a case Ugandans should apply for to be proved in the courts of law.

 

For instance, what I've wittinesed with UTL is shocking to the bone marrow. Ever since UTL was given to Libyans every other worker has been extorting money – let it be fixing a telephone line or just checking your bill. This stealing is an unprecedented in my life history and the history of this country.

 

UTL had never been investigated either by parliament or any other the courts of law in Uganda for UTL itself through the acts of its workers was stealing money from unknowing Ugandans i.e. from its internet provisions.

bwanika

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From: Robukui . <robukui.1@gmail.com>
Date: 17 May 2013 04:45
Subject: [UAH] UGANDA TELECOM AND THE FIRST FAMILY'S ROLE IN THE COMPANY- A BRIEF HISTORY

Uganda Telecom and the First Family's role in the company

Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL) was formed in 1998 to take over the telecommunication operations of Uganda Posts and Telecommunications Corporation Ltd (UP&TC), the state owned corporation.

It underwent a comprehensive financial restructuring program, which included Government assumption of long term debt and other liabilities, waiver of past corporation tax liabilities, revaluation of fixed assets, write-off of uncollectible receivables.

In June 2000, Uganda Telecom was given to a consortium code named UCOM which comprised of companies namely Detecon of Germany, Telcel and Orascom of Egypt at U.S.$ 33.5 million whereby they were supposed to own 51 percent of the shares and the 49 percent was supposed to be floated on the Uganda Stock Exchange.

According to the agreement, Detecon was supposed to provide management.

The working relationship between Mr. Mpore the current Managing Director and the German Managing Directors got so difficult that it went beyond repair. He was eventually appointed MD of the company, and right away started hiring some people in total disregard of the recruitment procedure. Some of the new staff were related to or recommended by State House.

People hired included, Donald Nyakairu as Company Secretary, Geoffrey Kamuntu, who is now married to Diana Museveni, and Istha Asiimwe, daughter to the Foreign Minister Sam Kuteesa, among others.

Because of the irregular recruitments some of the new dubious managers took advantage of the confusion and mismanagement and started victimizing other staff.

Some former staff members complain that they were kicked out only because they were perceived as a threat to the current Marketing Manager Hans Paulsen (real names: Hans Paul Ssentongo) who they say was particularly intolerant and vindictive towards them.

Before it was sold off, UP&TC Makerere exchange call data under the leadership of senior staff like a Miriam Kawuma lost the company colossal sums of money under circumstances that were unclear. Some staff lost their jobs as a result.

Susan Muheirwe Kitariko was appointed a Customer Care Manager. Some staff who think they dont get along with her or are in some way a challenge to her have reported that they have had to be particularly careful lest they leave the company under duress.

Recently, MD Mpore successfully wooed the board of directors and got an approval without question on the issue of a corporate change, making UTL and Mango one entity, something that was supposed to have been done at the time of privatization. The Board went ahead and approved this expenditure where colossal sums of tax payers money has been lost.

Everyday, there is retrenchment in Uganda Telecom. Staff in UTL stopped working and instead wait for either the salary pay slip or the retrenchment letter. The Government has not bothered to find out why the current management is carrying out a retrenchment exercise which is endless.

The fact that the extended First Family is deeply and personally involved in Uganda Telecom contrary to due process could be one of the sources of all this mismanagement. Reliable sources tell Radio Katwe that Major Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Museveni's son is in charge of the First Family's interest in Uganda Telecom.

Viele GruBe

Robukui