Uganda acts to ease border gridlock that triggered fuel crisis
Oil tankers parked outside the Port of Mombasa. Uganda has announced that it will be suspending mandatory Covid testing at the border with Kenya after the measure caused huge truck queues, disrupting fuel supplies across the country. PHOTO | KEVIN ODIT | NMG
Uganda announced Tuesday it was suspending mandatory Covid testing at the border with Kenya after the measure caused huge truck queues, disrupting fuel supplies across the country.
The crisis has led to panic-buying and skyrocketing prices at the petrol pump, with one minister warning traders not to take advantage of the shortages to "cheat" Ugandans.
