Public Service Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria on Wednesday said there is no way the government would bring back subsidies.
According to him, it is not easy for the Kenya Kwanza government to bring back subsidies because they are not sustainable.
"It is politically risky and difficult for the government to bring subsidies back," Kuria said on Wednesday night during an interview with Citizen TV.
The CS also said there is no way the government will take back subsidies because by the time Kenya Kwanza took over the other government was spending Sh25 billion every month on food subsidies.
"Our highest maize production has been 40 million bags and this year the government shall clock at 61 million bags," he added.
He also mentioned that this is because of good and deliberate policies that are based on making people happy temporarily.
"Within one year the government needed Sh300 billion but because of the dollar situation it could not have been more sustainable," he said.
"The government can intervene to keep the cost of production low or allow producers to sell maize at market price and subsidise the cost for consumers."
When the President took over power, he removed subsidies for fuel, maize flour, fertilizers, electricity and other commodities, saying the subsidies were benefiting only a few people, and Kenyans were still experiencing a high cost of living.
During an interview in December 2022, Ruto said the removal of subsidy was because his administration is looking for a long-term solution to the rising cost of living.
"The subsidy would cost up to Sh3 billion per month and was not a long-term solution to the high cost of living in Kenya," he said.
He also said the amounts that were being used on subsidies by the previous administration were from loans.
"Some Sh25 billion was being spent on fuel and power subsidies monthly. We did not have the money to cater for the subsidies; we were borrowing it locally or externally,” he added.
