Hared Petroleum has added another outlet to the already dozens dotted in Busoga and Central Uganda as well as other parts of the country, adding value to Uganda’s fast-growing economy amidst economic challenges caused by the Middle East conflict that has seen oil prices surge in the past six months.
The new outlet is Mailo Mbili (2 Miles) in Jinja City situated near Kamuli Roundabout, a junction that leads to Kamuli on one side and on the other stretches to the famous Jinja-Iganga Highway that connects to the Great East Africa corridor linking Uganda and neighboring Kenya at Malaba and Busia.
Although the official ceremonial opening is yet to be done as the company makes final touches on a few remaining infrastructure developments, due to demands from motorists who know and value Hared’s products and services, the company was forced to begin normal operations on Wednesday 2nd September, 2026.
According to the Station Manager Abdul Rashid Ssonko, as early as 6 am motorists like boda-boda riders, saloon cars, taxi touts and truck drivers were already in line powering their vehicles.
“It’s a big vote of confidence for us because this shows the people of Uganda and beyond understand and appreciate our various product portfolios as pure, clean without impurities or adulteration so rampant with some companies,” Ssonko said.
Also present was Supervisor Ali Abdi who was visibly busy ensuring customers get the right services from what they call the baby station.
One-Stop Centre: Not Just Fuel.
Unlike ordinary fuel stations, the new Hared Mailo Mbili outlet is designed as a one-stop service center for motorists and travelers.
The managers revealed that in addition to fuel, the station houses a modern tyre clinic where everything is computerized, a fully-fledged restaurant serving both local and international dishes, and a gas center.
“We are not just selling fuel. We are giving a complete journey solution. We have a tyre clinic where everything is computerized – wheel alignment, balancing, puncture fixing, tyre pressure monitoring. You don’t need to guess, the computer tells you everything,” Ssonko explained.
Abdi added: “We also have a fully-fledged restaurant with local and international dishes of course. Whether you want katogo, matooke and luwombo for our local clients, or international dishes for transit drivers and tourists using the Jinja-Iganga highway, it is all here. And we have gas – cooking gas for homes, hotels and restaurants. So, a mother can refuel her car, refill her gas cylinder and have lunch in one stop.”
Ssonko assured customers of professionalism and customer care, saying they have standard operating procedures that have sustained their clientele base for decades.
“Before posting attendants to their pumps we took them through an orientation, regardless whether they were working in some companies before because we are Hared and we do our things beautifully and uniquely with a human face and touch,” he said.
We Are a Promise – Ssonko.
Explaining what Hared stands for, Ssonko said:
“Welcome to HARED Petroleum, where our name signifies more than just a company – it’s a promise. Like the first rains after a parching drought, we bring hope and redemption to those we serve. With a focus on quality, accessibility, and fair pricing, we bridge the gap in the industry by providing clean petroleum products, earthmoving services, infrastructure constructions, and logistics supplies. Experience the difference with HARED – where excellence meets integrity.”
Abdi emphasized the product quality:
“At HARED Petroleum, our commitment extends beyond just supplying products – it’s about delivering solutions. Fuel your journey with our PMS (Petrol) – high-quality petrol meticulously crafted to unleash the full potential of your engines, delivering unrivaled power and efficiency. For heavy duty, we have premium AGO (Diesel) engineered for excellence, for peak performance in your trucks and industrial machines. We also have BIK (Kerosene) for warmth at home, premium Furnace Oil for industries, and advanced Lubricants to protect your engine’s heart by minimizing friction and wear.”
Director Driven by Humanity.
The company Director Musa Bashir, popularly known as Musa Hared, in a comment said whatever he does is more motivated to serving humanity than the financial gains.
A man who grew up in the then little-known village or slums of Mafubira selling groundnuts with limited access to good life because of a humble family background is now one of the shakers and movers of Jinja City and Busoga. You cannot talk about investors or real estate and fuel products without touching on Musa Hared’s name.
He initiated and supported the once popular Hared Source of the Nile competitions for many years whose proceeds helped secure some medical equipment at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital. Hared Company has always supported noble social causes in and around Jinja and Busoga.
Fueling The Economy In Tough Times.
The expansion comes when fuel is the lifeline of Uganda’s economy. The surge in global oil prices due to Middle East tensions has hit transport costs across Africa.
For Uganda, where 90% of goods move by road, stations like Hared Mailo Mbili stabilize supply chains for Busoga’s sugarcane, rice and maize farmers, keep Jinja’s factories running, and service the thousands of trucks using the East African corridor to Malaba and Busia.
With clean fuel, computerized tyre services, food and gas under one roof, Hared is positioning itself not just as a fuel station, but as a growth center for Jinja City.
Management says the official grand opening will be announced once final touches are complete.
Beyond fuel and the new one-stop services, companies like Hared Petroleum are central to Uganda’s economic growth and development. Each station employs between 15 and 30 people including managers, pump attendants, cashiers, restaurant staff and security, while indirectly creating work for boda0boda riders, mechanics, suppliers and construction crews.
With dozens of stations across Busoga, Central and other regions, the company accounts for hundreds of jobs for youth in Jinja City and beyond.
The company is also a major tax contributor because every liter sold carries Import Duty, Exercise Duty, VAT and infrastructure levies collected on behalf of Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), plus trading license to Jinja City Council, property rates and PAYE for staff. That money is what government uses for hospitals, roads and schools.
In a period when the Middle East conflict has pushed global oil prices up in the last seven months, indigenous companies like Hared provide security by ensuring stable supply of clean, unadulterated fuel. This protects motorists from engine damage, prevents artificial scarcity and keeps capital within Uganda unlike multinationals that repatriate profits.
Next Generation: No Sleep On The Job.
Just like President Yoweri Museveni declared his 2026-31 term as Kisanja No Sleep, a new generation is already quietly warming up at Hared Petroleum.
Hussein Bashir, son to Musa Hared, who has just returned after successfully completing his studies at one of the prestigious universities abroad, is already taking shape for a future directorship role.
Though press-shy, Hussein Bashir made a brief comment at the Mailo Mbili site that captured the company’s work ethic.
“At Hared Petroleum there is no sleep on the job. We treat every customer with utmost respect, whether on a boda-boda or in a trailer. Our job is to keep Uganda moving,” Hussein said.
Assuring customers of quality and professional touch, he added: “We have learned from our director that business is about serving people. When you serve people well, you build the nation together. That is the Hared promise we are carrying forward.”
His quiet presence at the new outlet signals continuity and succession at one of Busoga’s most visible indigenous companies.
The Director Musa Bashir aka Musa Hared has demonstrated this by reinvesting proceeds into Jinja’s real estate and other sectors, transforming the once idle rocky land at Mailo Mbili into prime commercial property and raising land value along the ever-busy Kamuli road corridor.
The new services also have multiplier effects like the computerized trye clinic and service bay reduce road carnage on the accident-prone Jinja-Iganga Highway by ensuring proper wheel alignment and balancing while also saving fuel.
The fully fledged restaurant creates market for Busoga farmers supplying matooke, poultry and fish from Lake Victoria and the gas center promotes clean cooking energy saving Busoga’s forests and protecting women from indoor smoke pollution caused by charcoal.
TEU EXPLAINER: Petrol Station vs Service Station vs Fuel Refilling Station – What Is the Correct Term?
As Hared Petroleum opens its new one-stop center at Mailo Mbili in Jinja City, many readers have asked about the terms we use – petrol station, fuel station, service station, refilling station. What is technically correct?
The answer matters because words carry license, safety and value.
In everyday talk, Ugandans say “petrol station.” It is simple and understood. You tell a boda-boda rider “take me to the petrol station at Mailo Mbili” and he will deliver you there.
But technically, that term is narrow. Petrol is only one product, scientifically called Premium Motor Spirit or PMS. It powers boda-bodas and small saloon cars.
A modern facility like the one Hared has built at Mailo Mbili near Kamuli Roundabout sells much more than petrol. It sells Automotive Gas Oil or AGO, which the public calls diesel for trucks and buses, it sells Illuminating Kerosene or BIK, it sells Liquefied Petroleum Gas or LPG for cooking, it sells lubricants, and it offers a computerized tyre clinic and a restaurant.
Because of that wide portfolio, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development does not license it as a “petrol station.” The license says “Petroleum Products Retail Outlet.” In global oil language, the correct name is “Service Station” or “Fuel Station.” Service, because it serves beyond fuel.
Then there is the phrase “fuel refilling station,” which has caused confusion.
You do not refill fuel in a car. You dispense fuel into a car. The machine you see at Hared Mailo Mbili is called a Fuel Dispenser. The correct action is to dispense.
The word “refilling” is technically correct in only two places. First is the LPG Refilling Centre. This is where you take your empty 6kg or 12kg gas cylinder and it is refilled. You do not buy a new cylinder every time. This is the gas service Hared has now introduced at Mailo Mbili, allowing a mother to fuel her car and refill her home cooking gas in one stop.
The second is the bulk depot. These are giant facilities with tanks of 100,000 liters and above found in Namanve, Bugolobi and Jinja industrial area. This is where tanker trucks are refilled to go and supply retail stations like Mailo Mbili. It is wholesale, not retail, and not open to small motorists.
So, for clarity, Hared Mailo Mbili is a Service Station that dispenses PMS and AGO to vehicles, and refills LPG cylinders for homes and hotels. It also houses a computerized tyre clinic, meaning wheel alignment and balancing is done by computer, not by eye estimation, which reduces road accidents on the busy Jinja-Iganga highway and helps vehicles save fuel.
When you drive into Mailo Mbili, you are therefore entering a one-stop service point designed for the Great East Africa corridor that links Uganda to Kenya through Malaba and Busia.
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