"I’m Ready": Miguna Miguna Welcomes Bid to Bring Him Back to Kenya

Kenyan-Canadian attorney Miguna Miguna has welcomed former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga’s bid to bring him back to Kenya.

On Wednesday, Mutunga announced he will travel to Canada to accompany Miguna on his flight back to the country on November 16th.

“I have taken this extraordinary step for two fundamental reasons. The first is because of the continued, flagrant and reprehensible defiance of the Government of Kenya, its agencies, and senior officials, against the numerous valid court orders in favor of Mr. Miguna,” Mutunga stated.

“The second reason why I have decided to undertake this journey is to support and defend the independence of our judiciary, its authority, and the people’s confidence in it.”

Through Twitter on Thursday, Miguna thanked Mutunga for the initiative, saying he is ready to return to the country.

“Thank you for the decision to travel to Canada and accompany me home on November 16. It's 1,357 days (3 years, 8 months, and 18 days) since I was forcefully exiled. We need genuine freedom. Let them remove the red alerts! I'm ready!” Miguna tweeted.

Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President Nelson Havi has backed Mutunga’s bid and promised to accompany him to Canada.

"I am ready to accompany CJ Emeritus Dr. Willy Mutunga to Canada to bring Miguna Miguna back home on November 16, 2021. The rule of law, respect for Court orders, and the defense of the Constitution is the responsibility of all Kenyans in general and all leaders in particular," Havi tweeted.