Rukutana ignore a directive to sack UTL Boss

By Our Reporter

28^th June 2019

< Bemanya Twebaza secong from the right>

The Deputy Attorney General Mwesigwa Rukutana has disregarded a directive to apply to Court for the removal of Bemanya Twebaze as the Administrator of Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL).

Bemanya was appointed Administrator of UTL following the exit of Ucom Limited, a Libyan owned firm that owned 69 per cent shares in March 2017.

He entered into an Administration Deed and the shareholders ceded to him all their powers to run the company.

But early this week, State Minister for Investment Evelyn Anite said that government had encountered considerable difficulty dealing with the Administrator and completely lost confidence in his ability to continue serving the role of UTL Administrator.

Anite asked the Attorney General to apply to the court for orders replacing Bemanya.

However, Rukutana says the Finance Minister has no supervisory powers over the Administrator.

He explained that the removal of an administrator from office requires that a creditor would be the person listed as competent to apply to the court to remove an Administrator from Office.

Rukutana further faults Anite’s quest for Bemanya’s removal on grounds that it undermines a ruling by the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga who clearly stated that administration is a Court-controlled process and that neither the legislature nor the executive should interfere with.