The move is expected to provide a better working environment for traders while reducing overcrowding in the city.
However, shortly after this statement, Japhet Koome resigned as the police IG. State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohammed said Ruto had appointed Douglas Kanja in an acting capacity.
The LSK issued a statement on Tuesday directing police officers to permit the protests, which armed anti-riot police officers are using teargas to quell, emphasising that they raise awareness against over-taxation.
Kelvin Kinyanjui Kangethe is wanted in the United States to answer to charges of killing Margaret Mbitu in Boston last year.