Ugandan comedian and Actor Patrick Idringi Salvado has called for the audit of the UMEME Yaka Meters following Faridah Nakazibwe’s public outcry about how she is being overcharged on electricity bills.
Via X, media personality Faridah Nakazibwe expressed her dissatisfaction with how her electricity bills have hiked in recent months.
She noted that she has paid Shs1.52M since 19th March 2024 on electricity alone, something she finds quite ridiculous especially because she is not a heavy user.
Dear Umeme Ltd, I need your help. How is it possible that my small household spends 200k on power for 2-3weeks? I was forced to give up on using the washing machine and the electric side of the cooker. The only electronics I use regularly are the flat iron, refrigerator, 2 tvs, bottle warmer, kettle, and lighting inside the house. Unfortunately, I have spent exactly 1.52m since 19th March 2024 to last night…on power alone.
Her outcry has also evoked reactions from other netizens who claim to have been going through similar challenges with their electricity bills.
Patrick Salvado also claims to have had a similar experience and he now calls for an audit to be done to ascertain the quality and accuracy of the new Yaka meters.
We need a serious audit on these new Meters that Umeme Ltd gave us, the rate at which units are consumed is ridiculous…I thought I was the only one. It’s becoming unbecoming.
We need a serious audit on these new Meters that @UmemeLtd gave us, the rate at which units are consumed is ridiculous … I thought I was the only one .. it’s becoming unbecoming pic.twitter.com/26ULPekWml
— Patrick Salvado 👑 (@idringp) August 27, 2024
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