Food Crisis in Uganda

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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is asking Ugandans not to stage protests over soaring food prices – and instead take advantage of the situation by churning out more produce for the world market. Museveni has recently been on the firing line with critics claiming failures by his government have caused food prices to skyrocket. FSRN's Emmanuel Okella reports that Museveni is now facing scathing attacks from the food desperate population who accuse him of trying to skirt around in the face of a major crisis that needs urgent solutions.

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