File image of President William Ruto
President Ruto has revealed that he will deploy the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) in Nairobi and its surroundings in the coming days.
Speaking on Friday while launching the Affordable Housing Plan in Shauri Moyo, Nairobi, the Head of State said that he recently met with military officers and the move will safeguard the Nairobi metropolitan.
Ruto however did not reveal where the officers will be deployed.
“Because I am the Commander in Chief, KDF soldiers know they are Kenyans and the roles they play in Nairobi. They will improve and develop areas such as Kamukunji, Kiambiu, and Eastleigh,” he stated.
Ruto has previously expressed distress with the military controlling state operations in the country, particularly in Nairobi, which was under General Mohamed Badi’s Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) in the previous regime.
Ruto and his close supporters argued that his predecessor, Uhuru Kenyatta, militarized the country.
Uhuru on the other hand complimented the military for their efforts in rehabilitating the Thika-Nanyuki and Nairobi-Kisumu railway lines, the port of Kisumu and restoring government vehicles and ships
“If all of us operated and behaved, loved and served their country in the manner in which the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) does, Kenya would today be a great country. And we all have a big lesson to learn,” Uhuru said in 2021.
“I am not militarising anything. I am using reliable Kenyan citizens to fulfil my agenda for this republic. The KDF are part of us and are also part of our citizens,” he added.
The retired Presodent had also transfered the Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) to the Defence ministry from the State Department of Agriculture.
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