MPs question affordability of alternatives as Parliament suspends charcoal ban [VIDEO]
Parliament has suspended the enforcement of the charcoal trade ban pending a government explanation on the availability and affordability of alternative sources of cooking energy. Speaker Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth directed the suspension during a plenary sitting on October 14, 2026, after MPs questioned whether ordinary Ugandans were prepared to abandon charcoal. The speaker asked the…