With Shs350bn, Uganda Airlines plans to fly local suppliers to global skies
National carrier says it is collaborating with local suppliers with quality onboard products and services to take their dreams to the global skies
Lil Pazo's Enkudi might not be welcome on Uganda Airlines but there are more cabins and seats for local suppliers to fly the national carrier to the global skies.
The airline's chief executive, Ms Jenifer Bamuturaki has dangled a $95 million (Shs355 billion) kitty with which she has mooted a juicy collaboration with local suppliers under the promotion initiative, Buy Uganda Build Uganda.
Speaking during the Suppliers Forum in Kampala, Bamuturaki advised suppliers to align themselves with current trends in the aviation industry such as the push for sustainability.
At the inaugural suppliers’ forum that convened stakeholders, policy makers and management of Uganda Airlines, collaboration with formalised local suppliers dominated talks with the aviation industry fronting quality products.
Bamuturaki noted that the airline has earmarked Shs355 billion to facilitate local sourcing of onboard services from beverages and other services.
“We are going to work with more than 200 local suppliers that are formalilsed, starting from beverages and other onboard services to drive Uganda’s promotion initiative of buy Uganda Build Uganda,” she said.
The limitless sky the airline is opening for local suppliers is that should their products quality snare the taste buds beyond Uganda's skies, Uganda Airlines will open the market for them across its destinations and connections.
The Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority PPDA tasked management at Uganda Airlines to strategically source local suppliers from formalised businesses while leveraging technology through electronic procurement.
