Army deployed in Nairobi as further unrest feared after deadly protests | AFP

There is heavy security around the Kenyan capital, including a large military presence near Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi, a day after deadly protests against tax hikes. More unrest is feared despite President William Ruto's U-turn on the draft budget that included the tax hikes.
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[@janeogondi5107]

So we can easily send in the military to counter unarmed Kenyans protesting peacefully but we can't route out bandits in Baringo, Pokot and Lamu? Wow

[@miriammwangie9611]

The president and leaders, they don't care about us except being in power

[@abednegomusau4065]

this question should be asked 1000 times

[@ConstanceAyeimba]

They just follow the command

[@muhammudabdi7381]

Military should be fighting Al shabaab not peaceful unarmed civilians......

[@emmanuelkyeyune1468]

Who are destroying peoples businesses and property?? Get serious

[@jav856]

​@@emmanuelkyeyune1468 you goons because the Gz are peaceful

[@deejayjim254]

Wewe ni nugu sana.Yaani huoni vijana wanajitolea kupigania haki zao?​@@emmanuelkyeyune1468

[@dawinmuliro9907]

Peaceful demonstration my foot,kubomoa vitu za watu na kuiba ndo peaceful

[@MBRIGHTMON]

@@dawinmuliro9907can’t control bad apples they will always infuriate to take advantage of the confusion but what the youngsters are fighting for is good.

[@reaganregal6699]

Its shallow to bring out the full military personels to fight mere young frustrated youths…. We are even more disappointed by Zakayo idiocy!

[@nomad4ilm822]

The army should be on the side of the people to defend the motherland, not to defend imf's interests to plunder the country.

[@Refuge359]

They are here to stop the looters

[@GoldSkye]

Fascism is worldwide during these times and Kenya is courageously grappling right now with it in their borders. God be with Kenyans. The imperialists are rampant and Ruto will do anything to serve his western masters.

[@FuhqEwe]

If you disdain the West so much, then stand by your convictions. Cease utilizing the technology and platforms of the West. Let me know what African KZbin platform you’ll be utilizing instead.

[@rojajuma]

all this to fight unarmed children deal with the problem, not the effects

[@pancook1008]

STRENGTH AND GLORY TO THE BRAVE 💪🏿 PEOPLE OF KENYA. SUPPORT FROM MADAGASCAR. RUTO MUST GO.

[@Silabernard]

It begs the question if president has handed over power to military.

[@janendegwa5462]

I hope they trn against that gucci wearing Rolex wearing 58% percent executive budget fool

[@franciskiarie105]

Huu ni ujinga a government deploying it's military 🪖 personnel on it's citizens ..they should get the points that 🇰🇪 kenyans are tired of thei tricks ata KDF waletwe wote we are still going to fight for what's right

[@elvis_tidie]

Man deploying army to citizens na we not armed but sending police to haiti kwa armed gangs...ruto ni idiot

[@peterkariuki9736]

How on earth, unarmed youth with only a bottle of water and an iPhone .KDF SHAME ON YOU

[@marykamau1293]

Stop abusing the kdf respect them they r our dad's our husbands our brothers n sister better than police, ul cry if they gonna take power

[@marynjeri5458]

Yes stop abusing them they are very peaceful you know nothing about them

[@Wambundo]

What option do those men have

[@enohamor2107]

@@marykamau1293 tombweni na hiyo kdf yenu. We pay their salaries to defend the country and not to meddle in our democratic process.

[@crayfish3629]

This are the same people who are going to remove him from power....😂

[@DJDAVINCI]

Exactly 😂

[@hamidhamza7004]

😂😂😂

[@jav856]

The you take over wonder you are fish go for a cut to reason

[@allanmwangilwa]

I second you on this😂😂

[@petemugo5932]

Do you a military state is a good thing for Kenya? You know if the military take and they take power by force they can rule Kenya through dictatorship and nobody can do shit would you like that?

[@mmekechukwumafestus7937]

deploying military against innocent civilians like its a war Zone

[@gracewarira2750]

Innocent when the are looting

[@muithirandu84]

@@gracewarira2750it is called collateral damage. We stand united. will call in insurance later

[@ALGEBRAMATTE]

There are not innocent young people , they are goons , ...

[@bugazi3037]

@@muithirandu84that’s Bantu nilo mindset.

[@ngari117]

he's even misusing human resources😂😂....why wasn't this ruto guy in a hurry to deploy them against bandits🥲

[@ngugikamungu3513]

Ruto is inviting a military coup

[@TheMwendaa]

Exactly

[@user-sy4cv3ws5i]

May it be there in Jesus name

[@ngugikamungu3513]

@@user-sy4cv3ws5i please don't pray for a coup I would rather they dissolve parliament

[@musicmikeish]

Already a coup

[@chrisamoi8663]

A military coup will never happen in Kenya if that's your wish.

[@diirestraits4881]

A criminal will never be a good leader, Ruto is one.

[@Refuge359]

I don't know you guys where you live , don't you know the destruction this criminals have done the looting they have caused . citizen lost business they have created from the ground for yrs or generation been looted in minutes by gangs.

[@ibrahimmansaray1612]

This issues is get bigger I pray for solution

[@daveondiekaaron2204]

Imagine He Doesn't Even Know. The Power Belongs To The People. How Many Military Can Control Angry 10 Million People??

[@johnndirangu1053]

"getting" bigger 😅

[@alfredongeri5250]

Shame to Kenya leadership to fail to bring kdf to our childrens again shame on you

[@kikiharry1886]

They should have send this ones to Haiti. A citizen has a Right to demonstrate peacefully.

[@FuhqEwe]

Where does it say that?

[@andrewobi2708]

If you send this one's to Haiti. They will not returned because the men are ready for any idiot

[@StanleyMunyito]

Surely it's fair when someone demanding his right to call him or criminal ruto must give us the answer

[@jeddywambua5217]

KDF this is unbelievable. Fight your own brother sister father and relatives! Really? Kenya is lost. God graciously hear us.

[@mathewsotieno1422]

Horrible

[@mathewsotieno1422]

And they're carrying deadly weapons to be used on civilians. 😢😢

[@p.be.s]

@@mathewsotieno1422that is was USA likes, they gave Zakayo weapons as gifts.

[@mathewsotieno1422]

@@p.be.s the minute ruto got cosy with the American's i knew we fucked.

[@stevostevozz1168]

your own brother is looting from innocent kenyans,, burning buidlings...

[@eunicendunge7568]

Hawa si wapelekwa Haiti watuachie zakayo tunyoroshe

[@josephmuthami4710]

Leave innocent kenyand who payd you

[@Livenation-254Tv]

This KDF will not manage 50million Kenya Ruto must go

[@BensidaMusic]

😂 thr is bombs

[@kinyanjuigatheru7001]

Ruto is inviting a millitary coup....what is this...millitary deployed to fight citizens....i pity Ruto

[@abdulali753]

We pray for better Nation

[@user-sl5jz4nl8u]

Look how beautiful our armies and their machines are 😍😍😍this reminds me of my dream which never came to pass of joining army due to high rate of corruption in Kenya 🇰🇪.

[@user-dm1kt1jr7l]

Favor enviar el archivo

[@annangonyo1202]

Where is my country? Heading to, the good thing is the social media we can see what’s happening in Kenya, I feel sad for the young people and for my country.✊✊✊👊🏾👊🏾🇰🇪🇰🇪

[@elizabethmitaki8713]

This is serious haki.... If Ruto today kills anyone.... We might have no option but .....😢😢😢😢😢

[@XY-rh3if]

The army should be after Ruto for a regime change on behalf of the people. Ruto is the enemy of the state and not the people.

[@stephenmukaabya8442]

The army is employed by its citizens. They should in all honesty be arresting the traitors who have committed serious treasonous crimes of selling out Kenyan national assets to pillagers and wef, un, who, and ngo!

[@Livenation-254Tv]

Our fast mission is done, we are waiting for 21days to confirm if Parliament has withrmdrew the bill

[@daveondiekaaron2204]

YOU CAN'T RULE PEOPLE BY FORCE OR SCARRING THEM IF PEOPLE DECIDE HAYAYAYAYAAAH! YOU DON'T KNOW THE POWER. YOU CAN NEVER FIGHT A PERSON WHO HAS NOTHING TO LOSE FOR YOUR INFORMATION.. 🤔😏

[@bensonluvisha9171]

Military state

[@lillianm.munyao7793]

It is well 🙏🙏🙏🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪

[@elizabethmwalo8424]

Surely Military to innocent Wanaichi who pay taxes for their salaries! This is insane leadership!

[@coyoluo]

Treating the citizens as an enemy deserving a military occupation is never a good, thing. How will Rotu now come back to the people and tell them otherwise?

[@kennykairu254]

Sasa Gen Zs ni watu wa kuitiwa Army?😢 Wangeitiwa Kanju! Sisi Gen x and millennials tukiamua si tutaitiwa UN police!🙆🏾‍♂️🙆🏾‍♂️🙆🏾‍♂️

[@tytyron4408]

bunduki ya over 300k inatumiwa against unarmed civilians instead of terrorists

[@mohammadsabir7600]

Day my day situation getting bad out there

[@cee5695]

The same kdf will unseat him way and see the irony

[@stevostevozz1168]

THANK YOU KDF !! GOD BLESS OUR MILITARY !!

[@wanadisgang]

SHAME ON YOU RUTO

[@Michaelkaydee]

Ruto must go... Kenya has never been at this level even in our darkest times. Army against kids? Crazy

[@Bernice2011]

Ngai who are they going to fight 😢

[@Dmugoz2]

We need this country secured

[@DanielMulongo-wn2nu]

On Friday evening

[@user-rh8nw7xj6p]

If the army was not deployed, Ruto would have been sent to Sugoi today 6/27/2024. He just postponed his departure date.

[@magharibicomms3891]

Carrying arms aganst the unarmed youth of yourown country is utterly bonkers and despicable.

[@JamesByron-tf8ro]

This is a shame, May GOD protect our people

[@BlackTarH]

they have FN SCAR assault rifles...

[@DownBetterBelieve]

in this day n age this is the only way or else these world politicians will continue for decades to fill their pockets and ignore the reality of the times we living in

[@mainajohnny9655]

Army has been instructed to go back to barracks by the Kenya High Court. The Army stands by the people and for the people of Kenya.

[@kuramobay2445]

Do the soldiers not pay taxes?

[@user-dm1kt1jr7l]

Yo creo que

[@munyaradzimadhangi5626]

Leave the people alone, no to excessive us of force

[@eltoncubin]

Gttyerg um TCC para que possamos

[@user-ky9rc8gx4z]

S/l awal ma waxaa taageeri jirey khadra xayd haddii xasan hadda colaadinayo

[@gilbertigabe7331]

Kenyans should keep on demanding for better leadership. Always. They are eating you while you watch. Your governor's and members of Parliament.

[@muthomindumba5225]

Even Jomo Kenyatta, Moi, Kibaki and Uhuru never ever deployed the Military

[@AWachter-wp9xt]

Wanaenda vita wapi

[@dorisk.nyongesa7924]

Against teenagers. Imagine

[@austinegona8256]

Mm naomba w deploy all forces juu ndege zipae

[@maungyinlay8569]

Dont kill the people, you have to protect the people.

[@solomonazubuike6417]

Everything in Africa is upsidedown what a shame, army is deployed to fight with protesters.

[@allankiptoo2297]

State house is a no go zone

[@sklaboratory1000]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@samuelodhiambo3123]

Harmless

[@babachloe7140]

Those SCARs should be pointing outwards not at peaceful citizens demanding the bear minimum

[@NicolarCellia-mi9gg]

🙏

[@lucyhabwe1310]

Wow is Kenya under attack !!

[@stephenmbinya]

you fight demonstraters with army and send police to Haiti ,you are Mr the one time president.

[@danielmaunga1760]

Ruto wants to be rich like moi n kenyatta family coz what has finance bill 2023 done for kenyans

[@danielmaunga1760]

Ruto should stop intimidations

[@ismailkigenyi7775]

2nd Uganda 🇺🇬 in making with military everywhere

[@peterwallacepeter8303]

KENYAN MILITARY HAVE STOOP SO LOW.!!!TAKING MILITARY TO FIGHT STREET KIDS AND TAKING POLICE TO FIGHT CRIMINALS IN HAITI IS AN IRONY YOU MEAN POLICE ARE MORE POWERFULL THAN MILLITARY CAN SOMEONE TEACH ME THIS?

[@HansonHanson-w7i]

My name is Hanson Agbodza

[@maremm5737]

Ruto Kenya is not Somalia this marks the down fall of Ruto Komanyoko in CAPITAL letters

[@K.s.richardson6922]

The army should protect the nation and not to fire gun shots on the nation.

[@SidreckRashid]

U will cry like Malawian, u will remember ruto,keep my words

[@dorisk.nyongesa7924]

Watoto asking for their rights have to face this forces?

[@MosesNgila]

Why are they hiding their faces? Wanaume type gani sasa

[@dgNenga]

Inakuaj waun🎉😊

[@evanskyule]

Sasa mnataka Ruto akubali mnyakue statehouse ivo tu. Kwnya has 50 million people. Kwasababu mko Nairobi haimaanishi wengine si wananchi.

[@alicenjeri337]

What a shame😮😮😮The one's with their brains working knows very well this kids are not demonstrating for nothing....

[@XamzaAhemed]

Kusali nabigena muxamad salallahu calayhi wasalam ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Papito_ZA]

Coming to an Afrika Borwa near you ... & the people shall goven not mamenemene ..

[@NewsFeda]

he took the police to fight in haiti and deploys army on its citizens

[@aggreyomoko-mz9ik]

Utoto wa Hali ya juu

[@jwaweru]

Hawa wana winda watu hawana hata rungu.mungu anawaona

[@macwiz5696]

Kujichocha😀😀😀 hata hawa wapewe adabu

[@FuhqEwe]

They can’t even afford matching uniforms.

[@TimelyInspiration-qp7yi]

Just a uniform? You're a fool

[@alfredongeri5250]

Na let tell leadership of Kenya this is nonsense if you're tired with the people who give a chance to look after them surrendered bro RUTO tumechoka na hizi ubuzi zako

[@MusyimiBenson-st9es]

Sasa hii ni nn

[@JosephKisyula-ej4bd]

Kweli Ruto ni mwoga,utachukuliwa hapo state house

[@EricMuriungi-x3p]

Kenyans fighting fellow Kenyans

[@CluadeExantus]

Kibò stp

[@onyangotyson4516]

🎉 We are tired enough is enough and KENYA IS MARWA BY FORCE

[@user-ze1nq3yp1n]

😢

[@MindHerd]

“I am peaceful,” the KENYANS cried, as shots were fired at them killing several! Make it make sense! Citizen’s have had enough of the BS! ✊🏿4✌🏿