Uganda: Frequent Power Cuts Push Food Prices Up

Escalating electricity and fuel prices, coupled with persistent food crisis in the region, have pushed commodity prices up, The New Vision weekly survey has shown.

The survey done in the city’s major markets showed that the effects of power and fuel price increment, had drastically affected the pricing of essential commodities as transporters and manufacturers struggle to meet operational costs.

The price of sugar has skyrocketed from sh1,500 a kilo to between sh1,800 and sh2,000, while a bar of soap is now going between sh900 and sh1,000 from sh700, the previous week.

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