THE government has finally, after a couple of years mismanaging the fuel sector, actualised the open access regime for the usage of the TAZAMA Pipeline. Since the time that the government facility’s usage was changed from crude oil to finished product until now, the TAZAMA Pipeline had been held and monopolised by one fuel importer at the exclusion of others with impunity. This started when this oil marketing company was awarded a contract to push out the remaining crude oil and clean up the pipeline for diesel transportation. After this job was done, this company did not surrender the pipeline, instead, and working with government collaborators in the energy sector, they started and continued to supply fuel under a single...