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Consumers of soft drinks in Ruhango town have expressed discontentment over unexpected inflated prices for sodas in the country.

Rwanda Breweries (BRALIRWA) recently announced a slight rise in prices for sodas made by the Coca cola Company from 250 to 300Rwf.  When asked about this, the management of BRALIRWA explained that the production cost of the beverages and transport expenses have gone high too.

Although a few consumers find the 50Rwf rise not that much, most consumers (middle class) blame BRALIRWA because even the former price was not that favorable.

One local consumer Gasasira, warns that the new price will cause misunderstanding between consumer and manufacturer. “I do not see how a 300ml soda can cost 300Rwf, this is exaggeration” he said.

In some pubs consumers do not find it a problem though the situation is said to have favored other drinks like petit primus. “Some of our customers are opting for petit primus because they have slight price difference” a bartender said.

Abaturage bahahira mu isoko rya Kayonza baravuga ko ibiciro by’ibiribwa byuriye kubera iminsi mikuru ya Noheri n’ubunani.

Ibi babivugira ko bimwe mu biribwa bahahira muri iri soko byahise byiyongeraho amafaranga ari hagati ya100 na 50, ukurikije uko babiguraga icyumweru kimwe mbere ya Noheri.

Mukakalisa Claudine umwe mu bahahira muri iri soko, avuga ko ibiribwa byazamuye ibiciro ari ibisanzwe bikoreshwa cyane mu minsi mikuru. Yagize ati “Nk’ubu igitoki twaguraga ibihumbi bibiri ntibatinya kukubwira ngo ni 2500, inyama ni uko, ibirayi ni uko, mbese byatuyobeye”

Abacururiza muri iri soko bavuga ko kuzamuka kw’ibiciro by’ibiribwa kenshi biterwa n’ubwinshi bw’abantu baba bakeneye ibyo biribwa, ngo bigatuma nabo bagerageza kuriza igiciro gato kugira ngo babone amafaranga yo gusoza umwaka.

Umwe mu bacuruzi b’inyama mu isoko rya Kayonza yagize ati  “Urabona hari igihe tubaga inka tukayimarana iminsi itatu, ine, itanu, rimwe na rimwe n’icyumweru kikaba cyashira zikadupfira ubusa. Ariko ku mu minsi nk’iyi ngiyi, tuba dufite abaguzi benshi, nawe urumva ko tuba tugomba gushaka uko tuzarya ubunani neza”

Abahahira muri iri soko rya kayonza bavuga ko hari hakwiye kujyaho urwego ruhoraho rugenzura abacuruzi buri gihe kugira ngo batitwaza iminsi mikuru bagashakira inyungu z’ikirenga mu baguzi.