JCTR says poverty levels and the cost of living have remained very high throughout 2023 and this is likely to continue on the same trajectory in 2024. And JCTR Executive Director Fr Alex Muyebe says hopefully, government can finalise debt restructuring in the first quarter of 2024. Meanwhile, Fr Muyebe says government must prepare to support households which will be hard hit by hunger come January 2024, arguing that it is better to be proactive. In an interview, Tuesday, Fr Muyebe said the cost of living was likely to remain high in 2024. “When it comes to poverty and cost of living, looking at 2023 and as we come to the close of the year, the cost of living has...

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