Women Engineers From Uganda

"That was what I was hoping for and I am definitely getting that."

"In Uganda, my colleagues and I are dealing with operational issues related to the sector."

"We have a chance to think, away from the day-to-day."

"The conversations are more strategic, more long-term, as opposed to the operational stuff we are dealing with every day when we are in meetings."

"I really had some epiphanies on some of the challenges I face."

"I really enjoyed the two country simulation, and role-playing president-for-the-day."

"A lot of what we were doing in that artificial environment were real things."

"I am dealing with on a crossborder pipeline."

"It was interesting to have other people in my group saying."

"You’re going through that and I could really bring my experience to what was happening but also gain insights on how to deal with things."

"I really understand and own the fact that I am profit-driven, not to the exclusion of the other functions a state oil company can deliver."

"It is owned 100 percent by the Ugandan government, but after that the plan is to work with other airlines and in future we will float share."

"The expansion will coincide with the opening of a new international airport at Kabaale close to the Congolese border in 2021, a hub that will serve Uganda’s expanding oil industry. The carrier will also provide links to four regional airfields that are being expanded to encourage tourist visits."

"Our people have been charged exorbitant prices for tickets because there was no competition."

"Further planes could be added every two years depending on the performance of the business, with profitability coming “at a later stage,”"

"We’re moving progressively, but we’re getting there. We had a national airline and it went down. We don’t want to make the same mistakes."