Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The recent start of fuel transportation by the MT (Motor Tank) Kabaka Mutebi II along the Kisumu-Entebbe route is a potential disruption in the entire delivery chain, according to experts. The ship which is said to have the capacity to carry 4.5 million litres at …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »SOUTH SUDAN: Parliament approves Sh947 billion payment to 82 Ugandan companies
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has approved the payment of 947 billion shillings to 82 Ugandan companies that supplied goods and services in South Sudan. The traders supplied goods and services to the South Sudan government between 2008 and 2010 but were not paid due to the outbreak of …
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