Hon.Otimgiw Isaac

🇺🇬 Padyere County MP Isaac Ismail @otimgiw told Parliament that some Ugandans in Nebbi District who trade across the border "are charged visas to enter Congo," a fellow EAC partner state. "We seem to be as the only country who are actually following some of the guidelines of the EAC," he said, adding that women in cross-border markets are charged for selling goods across. Photo: @Parliament_Ug

🇺🇬 UNOC SHOULD HAVE PLANNED ALTERNATIVE FUEL ROUTES EARLIER, OTIMGIW TELLS MPs Parliament gave the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) a sole-supplier mandate to secure better fuel prices through bulk buying and anticipate supply disruptions, yet alternative routes are being presented amid rising prices, Padyere County MP Isaac Otimgiw (NRM) argued. Responding to Energy Minister Dr Monica Musenero Masanza’s statement, he said supply routes and storage capacity were preparations MPs had expected UNOC to make earlier. “Those are issues that we expected UNOC to have planned and foresaw those much earlier in case of challenges,” he said. Otimgiw also urged Government to offer temporary fuel tax relief to cushion consumers while longer-term measures are pursued. Photo by Parliament