How a ban on charcoal threatens survival for urban vendors

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Parliament has temporarily slammed the brakes on the enforcement of Uganda’s controversial charcoal trade ban, offering a brief window of relief to thousands of traders, food vendors, and low-income households. The intervention, announced by Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oboth-Oboth during a plenary sitting on October 14, 2026, halts the crackdown until October 21. Lawmakers stepped […] The post How a ban on charcoal t