The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has sued the Defence Ministry Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale and Chief of Defence Forces Charles Kahariri following the National Assembly approval of KDF deployment to control unarmed protesters in the country.
LSK accuses CS Duale of unilaterally calling on the military personnel without following the law.
Further, the Law Society asserts that none of the protestors who are against the Finance Bill 2024 was armed.
In its case filed before High Court Judge Andrew Bahati Mwamuye, LSK argues that there was nothing in the protests that would have been deemed as an emergency.
LSK lawyer Chrysostom Xavier Akhaabi argued that Duale prepared the notice in a hurry as he never provided a detailed justification to have the Kenya Defence Forces involved in subduing unarmed civilians.
