KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Sugarcane farmers want government to lift the ban on weigh bridges. This they say will enable them to conveniently sell off their cane to the nearest markets. This follows a statement, which was issued by the trade minister, directing all weigh bridge operators to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Truck drivers are protesting heavy fines for the axle load at weigh-bridges in Uganda. Uganda and other East African Community member states set the axle load limit to 30 tons for commercial vehicles plying the regional road network. The drivers whose trucks are found exceeding …
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