East African Community, Arid and Semi-Arid Lands and Regional Development Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano has said it is wrong to blame the food insecurity situation on politics.
Miano on Friday said part of the reason there is a food insecurity problem in the country is due to the drought experienced recently.
The drought ravaged across many counties like Embu, Kilifi, Kwale, Makueni, Meru, Narok, Nyeri, Tharaka Nithi, and Taita Taveta.
"Coming from a protracted drought spanning five failed rain seasons in a row, indeed the worst Kenya has experienced in four decades, it would be foolhardy for any reasonable human being to blame the shortage and high prices of food on politics," the CS said.
Miano said the opposition should not blame all challenges the country faces on politics whether they are socioeconomic or might have been caused by natural calamities.
"Surely, not all downsides, be they socioeconomic or those caused by natural occurrences should be blamed on politics, however opposed to the government of the day one might choose to be," Miano said.
The opposition, led by Azimio Chief Raila Odinga, has continuously pointed an accusing finger at the Kenya Kwanza government for the high cost of living.
When food prices constantly increase, the cost of living increases as it now takes more money to provide the same food than before.
Thus, an increase in prices in the food basket has a ripple effect on the cost of living.
The most decried food commodity in terms of prices has been maize flour as ugali is Kenya's staple food.
But since the Kenya Kwanza government assumed office, the price of unga has increased by 61 per cent. Sugar and coking oil have also increased in price significantly making the food basket rather expensive.
