Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some taxi drivers and boda-boda operators in Busia district have opted to cross to neighboring Kenya to buy petrol because of the hiked prices in the country. In Busia district, a litre of petrol at a pump fuel station costs between Shillings 4,530 and 4,610 …
Read More »Minister urges Ugandans to brace as fuel prices spike
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ruth Nankbirwa, the Energy and Minerals Minister says Ugandans should tighten their belts because the government cannot intervene to lower fuel prices. The pump prices for petrol rose as high as 4,250 shillings by Wednesday, from about 4,190 shillings per litre. Generally, the prices have …
Read More »Fuel tax: Prices of petrol and diesel remain stable at retail pumps
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fuel stations have maintained prices of fuel even after the new fuel tax of 100 Shillings that took effect on Thursday having been approved by parliament for the 2021/22 financial year. Government increased the fuel tax per litre of petrol and diesel by Ush100 for …
Read More »Fuel prices expected to stay stable
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fuel prices in Uganda to remain stable even when tensions between the United States and Iran have seen the global prices edge up a little bit, a dealer has said. According to Daniel Mushabe, the General Manager of Mount Meru Petroleum Limited, most dealers had …
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