Opposition politician Miguna has arrived at Jomo Kenyatta
International Airport, Nairobi, after a six-week stay in Canada
where he had been deported to.
His Emirates flight EK19 touched down at the airport at 2:30 pm
where he was received by his lawyers.
Miguna’s lawyer Cliff Ombeta says has had been asked to
surrender his Canadian passport to which they declined.
The fiery lawyer was deported to Canada on February 6, 2018
after his dramatic arrest for his role in the January 30
controversial swearing-in of Raila Odinga as the People’s
President.
However, his return now further throws into the spin his
relationship with Raila Odinga, as he criticised his truce deal
with President Uhuru.
According to Miguna, the reconciliatory meeting was meant to
turn Kenya into an authoritarian rule as it only served the few
elites at the expense of many suffering Kenyans.
Kenya: lawyer Miguna Miguna has
arrived back in the Country.
Was deported to Canada in February
(Image received via whatsapp).
“Raila’s unilateral, irrational and erratic decision to betray
the fight for electoral justice, the culture of impunity and the
abuse of human right cannot be justified,” he stated.
Since his deportation, Miguna embarked on a rigorous drive to
meet Kenyans in the diaspora, discussing various issues with them
including dual citizenship, while also promising to pursue the
struggle to fight electoral injustice in the country.
He has made appearances on countless online forums and radio
stations in Canada, US and Europe advancing his NRM agenda.
Journey back to Kenya
After Miguna’s arrest, he was locked up incommunicado for five
days, shifting between police stations in Kiambu and Kajiado before
his February 6 deportation despite a court injunction against the
same.
His lawyers put a spirited fight against his deportation.
On February 26, Justice Chacha Mwita ordered his return to Kenya
and suspended the State’s declaration that he was a prohibited
immigrant.
The High Court Judge further suspended the cancellation of
Miguna’s passport by the immigration boss Major General (Rtd)
Gordon Kihalangwa.
“During the petitioner’s first re-entry into Kenya, the
chairperson of the Kenya National Human Rights Commission be
allowed access to the immigration and customs clearance areas at
the port of petitioner’s re-entry in order to observe the extent of
the respondent’s observance of the relevant constitutional human
rights and immigration laws applicable to the petitioner’s rights
to reenter Kenya,” ordered Justice Mwita.
On March 12, Court of Appeal Judges Roseline Nambuye, Patrick
Kiage and Kathurima M’Inoti ruled against the Government’s appeal
to stop his return.
When his counsel Jmaes Orengo announced Miguna’s return on
Saturday, he said they were satisfied with efforts made by the
government to facilitate his return.
Miguna has, however, remained defiant and criticised the
Government for failing to facilitate his smooth return as ordered
by the High Court.
“I wish to underline, however, the Cabinet Secretary for
Internal Security and National Coordination, Fred Okengo Matiang’i,
the Inspector General of the Kenya Police, Boinnet, and the
Director for Immigration, Major General (Rtd) Kihalangwa, have so
far refused to obey and comply with the various court orders by
Justices Kimaru and Chacha Mwita requiring them individually and
collectively to return or reissuance my or a valid Kenyan passport,
undertake to and facilitate my return to Kenya as a Kenyan citizen
by birth,” he said in a statement yesterday in a statement.
Opposition politician Miguna has arrived at Jomo Kenyatta
International Airport, Nairobi, after a six-week stay in Canada
where he had been deported to.
His Emirates flight EK19 touched down at the airport at 2:30 pm
where he was received by his lawyers.
Miguna’s lawyer Cliff Ombeta says has had been asked to
surrender his Canadian passport to which they declined.
The fiery lawyer was deported to Canada on February 6, 2018
after his dramatic arrest for his role in the January 30
controversial swearing-in of Raila Odinga as the People’s
President.
However, his return now further throws into the spin his
relationship with Raila Odinga, as he criticised his truce deal
with President Uhuru.
According to Miguna, the reconciliatory meeting was meant to
turn Kenya into an authoritarian rule as it only served the few
elites at the expense of many suffering Kenyans.
Kenya: lawyer Miguna Miguna has
arrived back in the Country.
Was deported to Canada in February
(Image received via whatsapp).
“Raila’s unilateral, irrational and erratic decision to betray
the fight for electoral justice, the culture of impunity and the
abuse of human right cannot be justified,” he stated.
Since his deportation, Miguna embarked on a rigorous drive to
meet Kenyans in the diaspora, discussing various issues with them
including dual citizenship, while also promising to pursue the
struggle to fight electoral injustice in the country.
He has made appearances on countless online forums and radio
stations in Canada, US and Europe advancing his NRM agenda.
Journey back to Kenya
After Miguna’s arrest, he was locked up incommunicado for five
days, shifting between police stations in Kiambu and Kajiado before
his February 6 deportation despite a court injunction against the
same.
His lawyers put a spirited fight against his deportation.
On February 26, Justice Chacha Mwita ordered his return to Kenya
and suspended the State’s declaration that he was a prohibited
immigrant.
The High Court Judge further suspended the cancellation of
Miguna’s passport by the immigration boss Major General (Rtd)
Gordon Kihalangwa.
“During the petitioner’s first re-entry into Kenya, the
chairperson of the Kenya National Human Rights Commission be
allowed access to the immigration and customs clearance areas at
the port of petitioner’s re-entry in order to observe the extent of
the respondent’s observance of the relevant constitutional human
rights and immigration laws applicable to the petitioner’s rights
to reenter Kenya,” ordered Justice Mwita.
On March 12, Court of Appeal Judges Roseline Nambuye, Patrick
Kiage and Kathurima M’Inoti ruled against the Government’s appeal
to stop his return.
When his counsel Jmaes Orengo announced Miguna’s return on
Saturday, he said they were satisfied with efforts made by the
government to facilitate his return.
Miguna has, however, remained defiant and criticised the
Government for failing to facilitate his smooth return as ordered
by the High Court.
“I wish to underline, however, the Cabinet Secretary for
Internal Security and National Coordination, Fred Okengo Matiang’i,
the Inspector General of the Kenya Police, Boinnet, and the
Director for Immigration, Major General (Rtd) Kihalangwa, have so
far refused to obey and comply with the various court orders by
Justices Kimaru and Chacha Mwita requiring them individually and
collectively to return or reissuance my or a valid Kenyan passport,
undertake to and facilitate my return to Kenya as a Kenyan citizen
by birth,” he said in a statement yesterday in a statement.
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