HIGH COURT RULES ON KDF DEPLOYMENT
The High Court in Nairobi on Thursday, June 27, upheld the government’s decision to deploy the military to different parts of the country.
The ruling comes a day after the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) filed a petition in court seeking to block the deployment.
LSK thought its president Faith Odhiambo argued that the deployment was unconstitutional and therefore illegal.
On Tuesday, June 25, Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale announced the deployment of KDF to assist the police.
In a gazette notice, the CS stated that the move was reached after a section of demonstrators resorted to interfering with critical infrastructure.
“Under 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.
