Govt probes fuel hoarding as pumps run dry despite ‘sufficient’ stocks
Government has launched investigations into Oil Marketing Companies suspected of hoarding fuel and charging exorbitant prices, even as officials insist national stocks re...
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Ggaba daycare killings: Street boy tells court Okello asked him to mobilize children
street child, testifying as a defence witness in the ongoing Ggaba daycare murder trial, told court that accused Christopher Okello Onyum asked him to help mobilise other...
In Mbarara, Fuel Is Becoming More Valuable Than Kidney
Motorists and boda boda riders in Mbarara are grappling with rising fuel prices and supply shortages, triggering long queues, fears of fare hikes, and wider economic stra...
Fuel Hits Shs 20,000 Per Litre as Gov’t Urges Calm
Fuel prices in Uganda are reaching record highs, with motorists in Moroto, Karamoja reporting pump prices as steep as Shs 20,000 per litre. The spike has triggered long q...
Govt Warns Fuel Dealers Against Hoarding as Prices Surge
The State Minister for Trade, David Bahati, has warned of government action against fuel dealers suspected of hoarding products and distorting prices amid rising pump cos...
Nebbi produce dealers left in tatters out as fuel crisis bites
Produce dealers in Nebbi are counting losses as rising fuel prices have forced them to hike the cost of food.Since rising fuel prices have a significant impact on food pr...
Okello Phone Forensics Reveal Searches for ‘Gun License Requirements’ and ‘ISIS Beheading
Court hears chilling digital trail as investigators present phone data, DNA evidence, and location searches linking suspect to alleged planning in the Ggaba toddler murde...
Winners, losers as MPs pass new taxes
Effective July 1, all importers of secondhand clothes will have to pay an extra charge of 30 percent, up from the current 15 percent, should the President sign into law t...
Fuel Levy Approved: MPs Clear UGX200 Tax Despite Public Outcry, Opposition Warns Of Economic Pain
Parliament has approved Government’s proposal to impose a UGX200 excise levy on every litre of fuel, a move expected to generate about UGX450 billion in additional reve...
Fuel Crisis Hits Tororo as Stations Run Dry
A growing fuel crisis has gripped Tororo, with many petrol stations running dry, long queues forming at the few operational pumps, and prices rising sharply from Shs5,000...