Tag Archives: Petrol

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts in the petroleum sector have revealed that the current inconsistencies in pump fuel prices are a preserve of individual dealers depending on their in-house issues. Currently, a few dealers like Shell and Total Energies, are still pricing their diesel higher than petrol, a trend that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The petroleum marketing industry in Uganda experienced mixed fortunes over the last six months as the importation of diesel (AGO) significantly fell below that of petrol (PMS) as uncertainties in the economy continued. According to records at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, and …

NEWS ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | The prices of fuel in Uganda, particularly in Kampala have continued to rise, but at a slower rate over the last two months, compared to the sharp increases registered between March and early July. Ordinary motorists in Kampala had predicted that by the start …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni reiterated that the government has no solution to the runaway fuel and other commodity prices. Addressing the country last evening at State House Nakasero, Museveni insisted that contrary to popular calls, it would be a mistake to subsidize or …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fuel prices in Kampala and beyond have continued to skyrocket, but more sharply over the last two months. A litre of fuel currently stands between 5,550 and 5,700 shillings, while the price of diesel at some stations is the same as petrol. Over the months, …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The traffic situation at the Busia border post on the Uganda-Kenya border has now normalized, while the backlog at the Malaba post is due to be cleared by the end of this week, according to Uganda Revenue Authority (URA). This follows more than two …

Fuel shortage first sign of poor planning and uncoordinated troop movements COMMENT | Samson Tinka | Since last week, there has been scarcity of fuel across the country. Pump prices are up and many stations ran out of fuel. The situation became worse upcountry as some districts like Hoima had a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The recent spiraling in fuel prices in Uganda has been attributed to the need to ration the available fuel stocks rather than profiteering. Fuel prices have been rising sharply since late last year but since the beginning of this month, they have risen more sharply …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents in Hoima are feeling the pinch of  skyrocketing fuel prices. Fuel supply in the country has been affected by a strike at the Kenya-Uganda border, at which truck drivers protested the high charges for COVID-19 tests. Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja reassured the country …

Museveni reveals chemicals used to make the two explosives in Kampala Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has revealed that ammonium nitrate was one of the chemicals used in the manufacture of the two bombs that were exploded in Kampala on Tuesday leaving seven people dead. …