“I concede and therefore I will not sign the 2024 Finance Bill,” said Mr Ruto.
Mr Obi urged President Bola Tinubu’s government to punish drug traffickers.
Mr Ruto was quiet on the killings by Kenya police and earlier reports of secret abductions of protesters by Amnesty International as he addressed the country.
Aden Bare Duale, Mr Ruto’s cabinet secretary for defence and chairperson of the Defence Council, announced the military deployment in a circular dated June 25.
Protesters eventually broke into Kenya’s Parliament on Tuesday, defying police clampdowns and attacks.
At least 10 persons were killed and close to 50 injured as Kenyan police opened live rounds on anti-Finance Bill protesters in Nairobi on Tuesday.
A fire outbreak was also seen in City Hall, the office of the governor of Nairobi, and the Supreme Court premises.
A 24-year-old protester was shot dead in Nairobi during the ongoing tax protest.
Amnesty International said that 12 abductions took place over the last five day.
The sultan said criminal activities in the region will only be curtailed with cooperation from northern stakeholders.
