A survey conducted by The Guardian in different parts of the
municipality revealed that people were busy in shops and markets
purchasing food and other items before the poll re-run, which is
scheduled for Sunday.
Although the situation in Unguja is calm residents who were
interviewed said they were forced to buy extra food because they did
not know what would happen as they go to the repeat poll on Sunday.
Mwajuma Ali Shaaban, a mother of three children who was at the
busiest Darajani Market, said political tension in the isles pushed her
to buy enough food before re- election. “I’m anxious over the election
because of what might happen. In my personal assessment of the situation
right now, things might not be okay during and after the election,” she
stressed.
According to her, the decision to boost her stock earlier is to avoid food prices rising as the polls date drew near.
She, however, noted that prices of some food stuff had already gone
up, hence forcing her to avoid buying them due to a limited budget.
She mentioned some of the food stuff whose prices have gone up as
beef from 7,000/- per kg to 9,000/-, tomatoes (5,000/- to 7,500/- per
kg) , chicken (5,000/- to 7,000/- per kg), potatoes (2,500/- to
4,000/-per kg) and rice (2,300/- to 3,200/- a kg).
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