We Demand More Than Press Releases" Pastor Ssempa Raises Alarm Over Fuel Crisis, Questions State Preparedness

Pastor Martin Ssempa has written an open letter to the Ministry of Disaster Preparedness and the Office of the Prime Minister, accusing government of failing to prepare for rising global fuel pressures that have pushed up transport and commodity prices across Uganda.

In the statement, Ssempa says the country is now feeling the impact of what he describes as a predictable global energy shock following escalating tensions in the Middle East, which he links to disruptions in oil supply routes and reduced global supply.

He argues that Uganda should have acted earlier to cushion itself from the impwarning that the situation is now affecting households and businesses.