According to the businessmen, the power tariffs rose from Shillings 805.7 last year to Shillings 1689.2 a unit for commercial users and Shillings 650 to Shillings 1290.6 a unit for domestic users exclusive of VAT.
Joseph Lubega, a fuel retailer, says that fishermen and boat operators spend over Shillings 150,000 on each 20-liter jerrycan up from Shillings 80,000 six months ago. Fishermen use and an average of 20 liters of petrol mixed with engine oil daily and they catch between ten to twenty kilograms of Nile Perch and Tilapia.
