Gov't Fires Back at High Court Ruling Revoking Miguna's Ejection, Says His Deportation Remains

The government has maintained that self-declared National Resistance Movement (NRM) general Miguna Miguna remains deported.

This comes hours after the High Court on Thursday morning declared the revocation of Miguna's Kenyan citizenship as illegal, null and void and ordered Immigration authorities to surrender his passport in court within seven days.

“CS Matiang’i declaration of Miguna Miguna as a foreigner and consequent deportation is declared null and void,” Judge Luka Kimaru ruled.

However, in a statement to newsrooms, Interior Ministry Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho fired back at judge Kimaru's ruling, stating that the deportation of the firebrand lawyer was carried out legally.

“The government has been made aware of a High Court ruling this morning declaring the deportation of self declared General of the proscribed criminal organisation NRM and who is a Canadian citizen, Mr. Miguna Miguna as being illegal,” the statement reads.

“In as much as the government respects the court’s decision, the government still holds its earlier view that the deportation of Miguna Miguna was done in accordance with the law,” added Dr. Kibicho.

Kibicho further noted that Justice Luka Kimaru’s ruling directing Immigration Director Gordon Kihalangwa to surrender Miguna’s Kenyan passport to the court is “not in the best interests of the country.”

He also said that the state legal team is reviewing Kimaru’s ruling and will appeal the decision in due course.

Miguna was banished to Canada on February 6th, days after he was arrested for his role in the controversial swearing-in of National Super Alliance (Nasa) leader Raila Odinga on January 30th.