Residents of Hoima district have welcomed President Yoweri Museveni promise to handle the skyrocketing prices of food, fuel and other essential commodities in the country.
This comes after opposition parties organized a demonstration against high prices of fuel and essential commodities. The walk to work protest under their umbrella Action for Change that has lasted for one month demanding government intervention into the cause during his 4th inauguration week the president reviled his plans to tackle the issue of skyrocketing price of fuel and other commodity prices.
He promised to hold talks with the government of southern Sudan to seek modalities of importing fuel because it is cheaper there.
Museveni said his government would consider purchasing fuel in bulky and seal its reserves to avoid crisis in times of scarcity.
The government though its financial ministry plans to revive food storage granaries and encourage irrigation farming.
Residents have asked the president to fulfill his pledge in solving the food crisis which they say has sparked violent demonstrations in the country.
By Mugisa Isaac Mathias