Uganda's Ministry of Energy and Mineral has proposed a Bill in parliament that seeks to cut reliance on Kenya for importation of its petroleum products.
In a statement from the Ministry on Tuesday, the landlocked nation seeks to cease its reliance on Kenya to access petroleum products citing exposure to"occasional supply vulnerabilities" and an increase in pump prices.
Currently, Uganda imports more than 90 per cent of its petroleum products through the Port of Mombasa in Kenya and the rest through the Dar es Salaam port in Tanzania. "The Ugandan government remains in active dialogue with the Government of Kenya for a seamless implementation of the policy change. Both nations The importation is done independently by the licensed Ugandan Oil Marketing Companies however through the importation structures in Kenya and Tanzania.
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