By Rita Alobo (rita.alobo@vol.co.ug)
Kampala.
The Uganda People’s Congress Party have implored government to revive the usage of railway and water transport in the importation of fuel supplies in the country.
According to the opposition party, railway and water transport are more economically and environmentally friendly and even reduce on the cost of road maintenance, repairs and have low accident risks.
Addressing a weekly press briefing Wednesday morning at Uganda House, the UPC spokesperson Sharon Arach Oyat says the same means can also be used for delivering domestic and consumable products to several parts of the country.
Arach also asked government to make the best use of the current oil reserves to prepare for emergencies in the country in the future and also establish strategic fuel reserves across the county.
She also underscored the need for the fast-tracking of the development of the oil industry so that production commences to relieve the country from the burden of importing foreign products.
To curb the remerging fire out brakes in the country, UPC has called for the installation of fire detecting devices on all school buildings, periodic and spot on inspections by the Ministry of education and sports.
Arach noted that there is need for a high degree of preparedness especially with the schools that are re-opening after two years of inactivity with a thorough check on all the electricity facilities from each and every building
