{"id":31269,"date":"2022-05-20T18:29:32","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T18:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/what-ugandans-expect-to-hear-in-musevenis-sunday-address"},"modified":"2022-05-20T18:54:03","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T18:54:03","slug":"what-ugandans-expect-to-hear-in-musevenis-sunday-address","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/what-ugandans-expect-to-hear-in-musevenis-sunday-address","title":{"rendered":"What Ugandans expect to hear in Museveni\u2019s Sunday address"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>As President Museveni prepares to address the nation on Sunday on the current economic situation in the country, experts are eager that he will explore several remedies to reverse the high commodity prices.<\/p>\n

In a tweet yesterday, Ms Linda Nabusayi, the senior presidential press secretary, said Mr Museveni \u201cwill this Sunday May 22, 2022, at 8pm address the nation to update Ugandans on the current economic situation\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe address will be broadcast live from Nakasero State lodge. Please save the date and tune in to all TVs and radios,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Mr Julius Mukunda, the executive director of Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group (CSBAG), said the President should talk about mechanisms that Ugandans can explore to have more money in their pockets so that they can cope with the high cost of living.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor example, the current talk to scrap government funding of UPE is ridiculous at this time. This is because if UPE is scrapped, parents will spend more money on paying school fees, hence taking away the little money that they have,\u201d Mr Mukunda advised.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cI want him also to be tougher on health service delivery. Health is another big expense\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n

Further, Mr Mukunda was of the view that the President should encourage Ugandans to produce more food so that we spend less on buying it.<\/p>\n

#MonitorQuery: As President Museveni prepares to address the nation on Sunday on the current economic situation in the country, what do you expect from his speech?#MonitorUpdates pic.twitter.com\/aTyaTc59Sq<\/p>\n

Likewise, an economist, Dr Susan Kavuma, said she expects Mr Museveni to advise Ugandans to look for cheaper substitutes to the hiked commodities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere should be some effort made to control the high prices. However, since this is laissez-faire economy, so it might not be possible to fix commodity prices but we can look for cheaper substitutes,\u201d Dr Kavuma advised.<\/p>\n

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\u201c\u2026Or look for ways of increasing people\u2019s incomes by say, increasing their salaries. Ideally, in such situations, you either increase someone\u2019s income or encourage cheaper substitutes,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Prof Augustus Nuwagaba said he expects the head of state to talk about how to internally increase the production of oil, especially palm oil, hence depending less on imports from China and India, which, he said, are now expensive.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe cannot continue depending on the crude oil prices from China and India that are very expensive. This is because so many things go up if the prices of crude oil go up since fuel has a big bearing on transportation of products and produce,\u201d the Makerere University don said.<\/p>\n

He also advised Ugandans to only drive their cars when it\u2019s very necessary and opt for public transport on some days.<\/p>\n

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