Hard economic times in East Africa as commodity prices go through the roof

Cost of living.

The cost of living has been increasing, against dwindling purchasing power of citizens. PHOTO | FILE

March has been a hard month for the citizens of East Africa as the cost of living soared, leaving the poor staring at destitution and businesses reeling.

While the situation has been largely blamed on external factors such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last month and the subsequent disruption of the global supply chain, citizens have been petitioning their governments to urgently find measures to cushion them.