The Ugandan parliament recently passed the Petroleum Supply (Amendment) Act, 2023 granting Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC), a monopoly on supplying petroleum products.

The bill, first tabled before parliament on October 31, was expeditiously processed and passed by a quorum of 186 members announced by Speaker Anita Among who presided over the sitting.

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