{"id":233365,"date":"2022-08-04T21:16:37","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T19:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/prime-minister-assures-country-on-fuel-reserves?lang=en"},"modified":"2022-08-04T21:16:37","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T19:16:37","slug":"prime-minister-assures-country-on-fuel-reserves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/prime-minister-assures-country-on-fuel-reserves\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister Assures Country on Fuel Reserves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/53455a04d1c1f3e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/53455a04d1c1f3e\" alt=\"Parliament of the Republic of Uganda\" style=\"max-width:500px\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/download\/53455a04d1c1f3e\">Download logo<\/a><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/africarc\/loganalytics?press_id=210905&amp;press_source=Parliament of the Republic of Uganda\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister and Leader of Government Business, Robinah Nabbanja has said that government has the fuel reserves to run the country in case of a crisis.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Nabbanja made the assurance while responding to a matter of national importance raised by Hoima City Woman Member of Parliament, Hon. Asinansi Nyakato during the sitting of the House on 04 August 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Nyakato expressed worry about government&rsquo;s preparedness in case of a fuel crisis stemming from the forthcoming Kenyan elections.<\/p>\n<p>Nyakato said that next week Kenya will have its presidential elections, and there is a need to know if Uganda is prepared in case there is a fuel crisis and post-election violence looking at the past experiences.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.parliament.go.ug\/sites\/default\/files\/AUDIO%20Nyakato.mp3\"><strong>AUDIO Nyakato<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n&ldquo;I would like the Minister to update this House and Ugandans about the steps taken to prepare for any emergency in case there will be a fuel shortage and post-election violence that affects cargo movement,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>The Speaker, Anita Among also reiterated the need to know how much fuel is in the reserves and if there are alternative routes to transport the fuel.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja said that government has the reserves to make the country run.<br \/>\n&ldquo;What I can assure the country in front of this camera is that the government has the reserves to make this country run,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.parliament.go.ug\/sites\/default\/files\/AUDIO%20Nabbanja%20.mp3\"><strong>AUDIO Premier Nabbanja<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThe Third Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Rukia Nakadama&nbsp; said Uganda is prepared with fuel available in the reserves adding that the Tanzanian route will also be used to import fuel in case of a crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Busiro County East MP, Hon. Medard Ssegona sought to know the quantity of the oil in reserves in vain.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Civilized governments will tell you in terms of quantity. We had our reserves in Jinja but we know that they are dilapidated; the issue of how much fuel we have is an issue of quantity,&rdquo; Ssegona said.<\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Parliament of the Republic of Uganda.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/\">Source: Africa Newsroom &#8211; APO<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download logo The Prime Minister and Leader of Government Business, Robinah Nabbanja has said that government has the fuel reserves to run the country in case of a crisis. 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