Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Clearing agents have complained over the delayed verification of goods by the Uganda National Bureau of Standards-UNBS at the Busia One-Stop Border Post. According to the clearing agents, the delay by UNBS is pushing them out of business because verification takes more than 24 hours leading …
Read More »Traders ask gov’t for general market at Busia border
Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Traders have asked the government to first construct a general market at the Busia border export zone to create a ready market within for their farm products. The 800 billion shillings project is being constructed in phases for a period of 7 years on 173 …
Read More »Busia RDC warns money changers against conning clients
Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mathew Tusubira, the Busia deputy resident district commissioner-RDC has warned money changers operating at Busia border over fraudulent acts while exchanging currencies for their clients. He says that they have registered several complaints from traders and travelers who were conned by the money changers in …
Read More »Truck drivers protest double charges for clearing goods in transit
Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Business grounded to a halt at the Busia one-stop border post on Wednesday when truckers decided to park their vehicles protesting double charges for clearing goods in transit. They accused Ogaframe (Invespo), the clearing firm attached to Uganda Revenue Authority-URA at Busia custom for charging …
Read More »Busia Covid-19 taskforce wants border closed over Indian variant
Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Busia district Covid-19 task force wants the national task force to close Busia border following Kenya’s declaration of Kisumu city as a hotspot for the “Indian variant.” According to the Busia district Covid-19 task force, Kisumu, which is 110 kilometers away is a big threat …
Read More »Stella Nyanzi released on bail
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Stella Nyanzi, the Forum for Democratic –FDC party candidate for the Kampala Woman Parliament seat is out on bail. Dr. Nyanzi appeared before Busia Grade One Magistrate Kaibei Cherotich together with her political assistant Roy Rugumaya, Derrick Maate and Yusuf Yona both photographers on …
Read More »COVID-19: Porous routes hindering screening in Busia
Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The presence of several porous routes at the Busia border is hindering efforts by medical workers to conduct a better coronavirus (Covid -19) screening. Health workers attached to Busia One Stop Border Post-OSBP coronavirus screening center say that porous routes are a big challenge …
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