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Why KDF will still be back on the streets in case of violent protests

Defence CS Soipan Tuya answers questions in the Senate Plenary at Parliament Buildings, Nairobi. on March 19, 2025. [Elvis Ogina,Standard] 

The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) is at liberty to get back to the streets and deal with protesters if need be.

Defence Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya on Wednesday told the Senate that the gazette notice signed by her predecessor Aden Duale, deploying KDF to the streets on July 24, 2024, was still in force due to a pending court case.

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