Maize flour, rice prices up

May 26, 2017

"The price skyrocket to sh3, 000 from sh 2,400 in the recent past in various Kampala suburbs and major Markets.

 

Maize flour has always been an alternative mostly for low imcome earners to feed their families. A survey conducted by the New Vision shows hiked prices per a kilogram. 

"The price skyrocket to sh3, 000 from sh 2,400 in the recent past in various Kampala suburbs and major Markets.

 
Sophia Kitatya, a retail shop attendant in Kanyanya attributes the hike to a long drought the country experienced early this year.

The cost of rice has also increased. It ranges from sh3,500 to sh4,000 a kilogram.

Edward Kyeyune, a shop attendant in Kawempe blames it on the poor performance of the economy.

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