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Court set to decide whether to block deployment of KDF

LSK president Faith Odhiambo kdf soldiers

LSK president Faith Odhiambo (inset) argues there is no state of emergency or critical security situation in the country to justify deployment of KDF.

Photo credit: Sila Kiplagat | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • The High Court will this afternoon decide whether to block deployment of military amid protests.
  • Justice Lawrence Mugambi said he will give a ruling at 3pm.

The High Court will this afternoon decide whether it will block deployment of the military to assist the police in controlling protesters.

In a petition filed by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), the lobby challenged the gazette notice published by Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale deploying the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) to assist the police in suppressing violent protests in various parts of the country.