Uganda urges oil dealers to keep pump prices stable amid Middle East crisis


KAMPALA, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Uganda on Wednesday urged petroleum marketing companies not to use the ongoing Middle East crisis as a pretext to raise pump prices.

Ruth Nankabirwa, Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, said in a video clip posted on the social media platform X that there is no justification for increasing prices.

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