Protestors Surround and Escort KDF convoy chanting ‘Ruto must go’
Protestors Surround and Escort KDF convoy chanting ‘Ruto must go’: Protesters in Nairobi on Thursday cheered the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officers as they made their way into the Nairobi Central Business District.
In videos circulating online, KDF officers who were aboard their vehicles made their way through Tom Mboya Street where they met the protesters.
They then started cheering as they escorted the officers who were on patrol as they were heard chanting ‘Ruto must go’
A heavy contingent of KDF officers was Thursday spotted inside Nyayo Stadium. Also seen was an armoured KDF vehicle.
The KDF officers were seen taking briefs from their seniors and later spotted leaving the Stadium to their specific areas of deployment.
Members of Parliament on Wednesday morning approved the deployment of Kenya Defence Forces officers within the country to restore order after deadly protests.
The soldiers will support the Kenya Police Service to restore normalcy across the country after anti-Finance Bill protests turned tragic on Tuesday.
Further, Police on Thursday were forced to disperse some protesters that were already gathering in Nairobi’s CBD.
White smoke was seen along the Muindi Bingu streets as some demonstrators scampered for safety.
One protester was seen daring the police as he chest thumped in front of them at the Central Business District.