Kenyan Gov't Asked to Purchase Flight Ticket for Miguna Miguna for His Return to Kenya Next Week
The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has asked the government to buy a flight ticket for self-declared National Resistance Movement (NRM) general Miguna Miguna ahead of his return to Kenya next week.
The national rights watchdog further wants the government to issue the deported lawyer with a valid Kenyan passport to facilitate his comeback to the country.
In a letter to the Immigration Department, KNCHR chairlady Kagwiria Mbogori also wants the government to allow the agency to facilitate Miguna's return.
“Miguna has informed the commission that he will return to Kenya on May 16, 2018,” said Ms Mbogori in the letter dated May 5th.
“To enable the commission comply with the court directive, the commission urges your office to comply with the orders by issuing Miguna Miguna with a valid Kenyan passport, purchasing a flight ticket for Miguna from Toronto, Canada, to Nairobi.”
Mbogori wants the Department of Immigration to respond to the two-page letter before Thursday, May 10th.
In a tweet last week, Miguna said he will be returning to Kenya on May 16th. "I am returning to Kenya on May 16, 2018. I am a Kenyan citizen by birth. The High Court has ordered @FredMatiangi, @GKihalangwa, @JBoinnet and KInoti 13 times to issue me with a valid Kenyan passport and facilitate my return to Kenya as a Kenyan unconditionally," Miguna said in a tweet.
Miguna was first deported to Canada on February 6th over his role in the mock swearing in of Opposition leader Raila Odinga as people's president on January 30th.
He returned to Kenya on March 26th after the court directed he be allowed back. He was however, denied entry into the country and spend two nights in custody at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).
The firebrand lawyer was denied entry to the country by Immigration authorities after reportedly refusing to comply with clearance procedures at the Nairobi airport. He was flown to Dubai - his last port of departure - where he spent a few days before returning to Canada.
Comments (5)
This is so funny. KNHCR, when did the government start paying airfare for persons who by their own volition chose to be citizens of another country. Can you also do me a favor? I want to travel to Kenya on May 16 too. I want to go through Check point and no one should ask for me to hand over my passport or sign any papers. Please, please ask the government to pay for my air ticket and ensure no one disturbs my peace at the check out. Please also request our legislators to pass a law that any Kenyan living abroad should have return tickets paid for them whenever they want to come back. They too are Kenyan citizens by birth, just like your client MM.
This time at JkIA Miguna will be very kind to whoever will try to deport him back to Canada. His response to any question will be " where is my Tilapia?? Where is my mrenda?? Where is my president RAO? I'm not going back to Canada I'm a Kenyan by birth so I don't need any paperwork to present"!!!!!!
The government can also buy tickets for all in Diapora. Nonsense.
Are some Kenyans more equal than others?, Miguna miguna should provide his own ticket just like everyone else coming from diaspora has to do.
Please Come back Miguna and give baba hell.He is at it again with his madness. Come back, "undress" him with your "kind" words and throw him in the swamp with the rest of the demogogues!