President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has summoned legislators under the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Parliamentary Caucus to discuss the escalating commodity prices, among others.
According to Brandon Kintu, the NRM Caucus spokesperson, the meeting is scheduled for tomorrow Tuesday.
The messages sent to the 337 NRM MPs by Herbert Kinobere the Caucus Vice Chairperson, indicate that they will have the caucus meeting at Kololo Independence Grounds.
Kinobere requested MPs to undertake the COVID-19 tests at Parliament today Monday.
“For those who are upcountry, you can go to the nearby Ministry of Health authorized testing laboratory and test,” part of the message by Kinobere reads.
Ugandans have experienced a tremendous increase in prices of essential commodities like soap, cooking oil, sugar and others leaving many frustrated.
The cost of soap for example has more than doubled in the past weeks from 3,500 Shillings a bar to 8,000 Shillings while cooking oil went from 7,000 shillings to 12,000 shillings per litre. Traders attribute the skyrocketing prices to an increase in fuel prices.
