Cabbies, boda bodas in Busia cross to Kenya to buy fuel

A few cabbies and boda-boda administrators in Busia area have selected to cross to adjoining Kenya to purchase petroleum in light of the climbed costs in the country.

In Busia area, a liter of petroleum at a siphon fuel station costs between Shillings 4,530 and 4,610 up from Shillings 3,670 while those distributing in plastic jugs have climbed a liter from Shillings 3,800 to between Shillings 4,700 and 4,800.

In Busia area in Kenya, the siphon cost for a liter of petroleum runs between Kshs 125 (UGX 3,875) to Kshs 130 (UGX 4,030). This has provoked cab drivers and riders to fall back on adjoining Kenya to purchase modest petroleum.

The drivers send boda-boda riders with void jerry jars to the fuel station across the boundary to purchase petroleum for them. Bernard Mukisa, Jefferson Sibuuta, and Stephen Simwero, are a portion of the carriers in Busia who have depended on fuel from Kenya.

They disclose that they turned to the less expensive fuel since they couldn’t build transport passages.

Simon Simwero, a boda-boda rider says that they attempted to climb transport admissions prior, inciting voyagers to disregard bikes. He says that this provoked them to cross to Kenya for modest fuel to stay in business.

Suzan Wandera, the Deputy Mayor of Busia region says that the choice by the fuel customers nearby to cross to Kenya influences them as far as neighborhood income assortments.

Mathew Tusubira, the Busia Deputy Resident District Commissioner-RDC says that the presence of portable sellers puts the region in danger.

Early this month, the magistrate responsible for oil supply and dissemination, Rev. Honest Justus Tukwasibwe credited the ascent in fuel costs to the worldwide ascent in raw petroleum cost.