12m litres for gov’t strategic fuel reserves

KICUKIRO - The government is importing 12 million litres of fuel to add to its strategic reserves. This was announced Saturday by the Minister of Commerce Monique Nsanzabaganwa at the ministry’s offices in Kicukiro district. “Government has ordered for 7 million litres of petrol and 5 million litres of diesel from various collection centres to supplement the 1.3 million litres already in stock.” “Since private dealers provide a small amount of fuel, government has seen it important to intervene and help the private sector supply strategic stocks,” Nsanzabaganwa told the press. She revealed that last Friday a tender had been awarded to a private company, Hashi Empex limited, to ship in more fuel.