President Yoweri Museveni has revealed that the government has contracted bulky and refinery suppliers to export petroleum products to Uganda and sell at lower prices.
He did not mention specifics of the suppliers.
President Museveni posted on his X (formerly Twitter) handle that a whole country is buying from middlemen in Kenya or anywhere else, amazing but true.
The president said since he came into power in 1986, Uganda has been getting petroleum through middlemen.
In his X statement, President Museveni noted that he got to know about some sham business deals from whistle-blowers and he has since discussed the matter with William Ruto, the President of Kenya.
He has also dispatched another delegation to Dar-es-Salaam which is currently discussing the same matter with Ms Samia Suluhu, the President of Tanzania.
Giving statistics, President Museveni noted that Uganda has been losing $35 on every tonne of diesel, $36 on petrol and $35 on kerosene at the East African ports.
He said he is not aware of huge business deals among government officials that have been importing petroleum products into the country.
Meanwhile, President Yoweri Museveni has announced that suspects who were involved in the killing of former Assistant Director of Public Prosecution Joan Kagezi had been arrested.
Museveni said the suspects would be charged in court.
Museveni said the suspects involved in the killing of Kagezi have, finally, been arrested.
They are John Kibuuka, John Masajjage, Dan Kisseka and Nasur Abdalla.
He congratulated the Internal Security Organisation (ISO) and the Criminal Investigation Directorate (CID),”on the good work.”
On Sunday, the Office Directorate of Public Prosecution (ODPP) said the four suspects would be charged with terrorism and murder.
Jacqueline Okui the ODPP Spokesperson said, the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) Justice Jane Frances Abodo has sanctioned charges of terrorism and murder against four key suspects that were involved in killing the late Kagezi, who was a Senior Assistant DPP/Head, International Crimes Department in the ODPP.
She revealed that the suspects shall this week be produced in Court to be tried for the murder that had remained unresolved since March 30, 2015.
Kagezi was gunned down in March 2015 after she parked her car by the roadside after she parked her car to buy fruits.
In April 2022, Museveni said the Government knew who the Kagezi killers were and that they were living abroad.
