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Sugarcane transporters, out growers protest unfair trade practices

Buikwe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 200 sugarcane out-growers and transporters are accusing the Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited Lugazi-SCOUL, in Buikwe district of unfair trade practices. The transporters buy sugarcane from farmers and Mehta for sale to the factory. However, they claim that Indians who are supposed to buy …

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Transporters to pay user fees on Uganda funded Congo roads

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan transporters and other road users of the planned Uganda-DR Congo joint roads project will have to pay for the roads whenever they use them, according to outcomes of the talks between the two countries. In 2018, Uganda entered an agreement the Democratic Republic of …

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Transporters warn of clashes with travelers over hiked fares

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Transporters are worried of possible clashes with travelers over transport fares when the suspension on public transport is finally lifted. According to his last address on easing the Covid-19 lockdown, President Yoweri Museveni indicated that public transport will resume on June 2nd after the …

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Transporters step up coronavirus preventive measures

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Transporters in different parts of the country have stepped up preventive measures against the coronavirus. In Gulu, Martin Oringa, the Disciplinary Chairperson of Gulu city Boda –Boda Association says that they have banned the cyclists from carrying more than one passenger which could expose …

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