KENYA DEPLOYS TROOPS TO HELP QUEL ANTI TAX DEMOS

 Raymond Jumah, Kenya 

Kenyan Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale on Tuesday, June 25, announced the deployment of the military to help police officers manage the ongoing demonstrations.

In a gazette notice, the CS stated that the move was reached after a section of demonstrators resorted to interfering with critical infrastructure.

According to Duale, the Tuesday protests resulted into a security emergency that needed the intervention of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF).

“Pursuant to Article 241 (3) (b) of the Constitution of Kenya as read with sections 31 (1) (a), 31 (1) (c), 33 (1), 34 (1) and 34 (2) of the Kenya Defence Forces Act, (Cap. 199), the Kenya Defence Forces is deployed on the 25th June, 2024 in support of the National Police Service,” read part of the gazette notice