The US dollar is now trading at UGX 3,940 selling and UGX 3,910 buying at some forex bureaus in Kampala, and this rise is already being felt by many Ugandans. While not everyone deals directly in dollars, the impact is widespread because it leads to higher prices for imported goods such as phones, laptops and electronics, increases costs for businesses that import from China, Dubai and other countries, and forces anyone paying for dollar-denominated services like web hosting, school fees and online subscriptions to spend more shillings for example if yesterday you paid @elonmusk musk for the Blue tick you must have seen an increase the amount we usually pay As of today, the official mid-market rate is around UGX 3,929, up from about UGX 3,841 on September 16th, confirming that the shilling is under sustained pressure. This has left many wondering whether the dollar will soon hit the UGX 4,000 mark.