The High Court in Milimani is expected to give direction on the deployment of the military to restore calm following violent anti finance bill protests.
This follows a move by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) seeking conservatory orders to stop the process of deploying the Military citing irregularities in the process.
This comes as the National Assembly gave the green light for the deployment of the military across the country on Wednesday morning to restore calm.
In the Petition, the Faith Odhiambo-led society argues that none of the protestors who are against the Finance Bill 2024 are armed and thus deploying the Military is against the constitution.
LSK argues that there was nothing in the protests that would have been deemed as an emergency to warrant Military involvement. However, according to CS Duale, the Tuesday protests were akin to security emergency following damage to key infrastructure.
In a Gazette Notice dated June 25, the Defence CS announced the deployment of the military to help police stop demonstrators from invading critical infrastructure.
LSK has urged the court to suspend the decision to deploy the military until the case brought before it is heard and determined.
High Court Judge Lawrence Mugambi has certified the matter as urgent and the case will be heard on Thursday.
