Ugandans feel the pinch of higher prices of goods

Fuel prices

Fuel prices have risen by more than 10 percent in the past three months despite the resolution of Covid-related bottlenecks at the Kenya-Uganda Malaba Customs border station. PHOTO | FILE

High prices of imported raw materials and shipping costs, and the uncertainty of fuel supplies in Uganda have triggered inflationary effects in the past three months causing the prices of goods in the country to go up.

The crisis presents difficult economic choices for both government and consumers.