Outspoken lawyer Miguna Miguna finally arrived in Nairobi after being in exile for about five years.
Miguna had already informed his fans that he would be arriving in Nairobi on 20th Oct. So the plane carrying him landed at JKIA on the morning of 20th.
Miguna had been forcefully exiled from the country in early 2018. He claimed he was sedated and forcefully deported to Canada on March 28, 2018.
“I was dragged, assaulted, drugged and forcefully flown to Dubai,” Miguna wrote in a Facebook post. And his efforts to return had been futile after court orders instructing that he be allowed back into the country were ignored by the retired president.
There also were red alerts imposed against him making it hard for him to travel back. See article here.
However, the red alerts were lifted as soon as President Ruto took over.
Miguna claimed his passport was confiscated and destroyed and subsequent court orders to issue him with a new passport or travel documents were ignored by the Jubilee administration.
Top state officials including Interior CS Fred Matiang’i, PS Karanja Kibicho and then director of Immigration Gordon Kihalangwa were held in contempt for failing to facilitate Miguna’s return. But on September 20 this year, Miguna said the Ruto administration sent him a new passport and promised to lift the red alerts. See article.
Miguna will be celebrating Mashujaa day with fellow Kenyans.
By Wanjiru Mbaru