The Kenyan government has been granted three days by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) to rescind a Gazette notice ordering the deployment of Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) to bandit zones in six counties.
LSK claims that the deployment of troops without legislative authority, as well as the imposition of a curfew, violated the Constitution.
Although LSK respects the government’s obligation to safeguard Kenyans’ security, the society objects to the procedure employed to deploy KDF.
LSK believes that the deployment of KDF to help police in impacted regions should be permitted in accordance with the Constitution.
LSK’s declaration follows the concerns made by Azimio leader Raila Odinga, who said that any military deployment, whether domestic or foreign, must be approved by Parliament.
Odinga said that the president lacks the authority to deploy the military, calling the action a flagrant breach of the Constitution.
After the expiration of a three-day amnesty period for people in possession of illicit guns to surrender, KDF forces started rolling into the six impacted After the expiration of a three-day amnesty period for people in possession of illicit guns to surrender, KDF forces started rolling into the six impacted counties.
Kithure Kindiki has designated the specific sites to be disturbed and hazardous.
If no action is done within the next three days, LSK has vowed to go to court to have the Gazette notifications invalidated and the government compelled to follow the law.
