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She said Uganda airlines supplier database has grown to 200 suppliers in the 5 years of existence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time , Ug.Shs 120 billion has cumulatively been injected into the macro economy for local contracts but Bamutruraki said they still faced challenges of&nbsp; inconsistency along the &nbsp;supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have questionable quality and test procedural challenges among others, so we have come together and brought you into this room so that we can discuss and understand how we can support each other,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe remain committed to supporting Ugandan products, as you can see the airline is moving in an era which is global and it is looking at value creation, innovation and finding solutions that minimize costs and sustainable businesses that make value for money,\u201d Bamuturaki stressed .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe remain committed to working with you to expand on the range of products that you can supply on competitive terms. But we also want you to grow with us by transforming into globally competitive companies that can supply quality products not just Uganda Airlines but the global legacy airlines.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut you will need to concentrate effort on improving quality across packaging, consistency in taste and supply,\u201d Ms Bamuturaki said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The forum was held under the theme: harnessing supply opportunities to drive procurement excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Editor:msserwanga@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Zulfah Namatovu Uganda Airlines Executive Director Jennifer Bamuturaki has said that the national carrier has spent at least Ug.shs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12305,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[180,396],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aviation","category-fly-uganda-airlines"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ug.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7386,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/uganda-airlines-to-deploy-the-kayoola-eletric-buses-produced-by-kiira-motors-for-its-sustainable-operations-ceo-bamuturaki\/","url_meta":{"origin":12304,"position":0},"title":"UGANDA AIRLINES TO DEPLOY THE KAYOOLA ELETRIC BUSES PRODUCED BY KIIRA MOTORS FOR ITS SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS -CEO BAMUTURAKI","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"November 24, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"By Our Reporters in Entebbe Uganda\u2019s automakers Kiira Motors Corporation Ltd who are championing green mobility solutions in Africa have handed over one of their premium products \u2013 the Kayoola EVs -fully electric bus to Uganda Airlines to support its operations at the Entebbe International Airport. 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