Tag Archives: Fuel prices

Last week, the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, put the Government to task over the escalating fuel price. However, a statement by Okaasai Sidronius Opolot, the state Minister for Energy seems to suggest government will continue with its non-interference approach on commodity prices. “Uganda operates a liberalized downstream petroleum market, where pump prices are determined by the forces of demand ...

More Ugandan fuel importers have embarked on using the Tanzanian route to avoid relying on the Kenyan route which might experience disruption due to the ongoing elections. The preferred Tanzanian route is evidently longer which makes the transportation a bit more expensive. The government has also revealed that 20% of the importers are already using the route. “Currently, 20 percent ...

Jinja residents spent most of yesterday in running battles with security personnel over the fuel protests and against rising cost of living. Roads were blocked using logs and burning tyres in the city as they demanded to intervene. They wanted the government to bring down the prices of fuel and other basic commodities. The Uganda People’s Defence Forces and police ...

Members of the public have said they expect nothing from the presidential address today. The president today is expected to address the nation on a number of issues in the country. The country is in an economic crisis that has affected especially the less privileged. Currently, the price of fuel is above 6000 at most petrol stations which has forced ...

City socialite, Martha Kay, took to her Twitter page to teach Samson Kasumba a lesson on humility. Martha told Kasumba that he should know that humility is free and therefore he should at times limit his bragging. Kasumba through his Twitter page had earlier posted a boastful tweet about car ownership. According to Kasumba, the high fuel prices have exposed ...