The Information and ICT minister, Dr. Chris Baryomunsi has come out and re-assured Ugandans that the government is exploring various options to fight off the highly rising fuel prices.
According to Baryomunsi, the problem is global, in an apparent reference to the $20 or Sh 72,000 jump in price per barrel of Brent crude oil on the world market over seven months from April this year.
This comes as oil prices continue to spiral amid rising transport and food costs likely to fuel inflation ahead of the festive season.
Baryomunsi adds that energy minister Ruth Nankabirwa is in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, a member of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), to, among other things; engage oil producers for a solution to fast-rising oil prices.
In Uganda, pump prices for a litre of petrol went up by between Shs 100-sh 630 and Sh60-Sh 200 for a litre of diesel, with the highest spike margins reported in Rukungiri and Bushenyi districts.
