President William Ruto has said the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers will not be in the streets when Kenyans protest on Tuesday.
The president assured that KDF will keep off the streets as long as the protesters are peaceful, adding that police will be ready to escort and provide security to the protesters.
"The KDF will not be in the streets. They only come as a last resort. If the demonstrations will be peaceful I promise you the police will be there to protect the demonstrators," Ruto said.
He however, warned that police will also be there to deal will criminals who would want to infiltrate the protests to destroy property and cause chaos.
"We must all operate within the law," Ruto added.
Kenyans who are unhappy with his leadership have vowed to sustain the protests this coming week, with Tuesday and Thursday marked as the main days of the street protests.
A poster circulated online has called for all Kenyans to occupy major roads in the country, to push the government to act on a number of issues, among them hiring of teachers and doctors, and bringing down the cost of living.
Ruto says Kenyans are free to protest as long as they maintain law and order.