This archive report was first published on 16 December 2019.
Kenyan lawyer Miguna Miguna, who was deported from the country last year, has announced his return to Kenya on January 11, 2020.
According to Miguna, he will land at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi on January 11, 2020, as per his tweet on December 15, 2019.
"My Flight to my Mother Land will land at the JKIA on January 11, 2020. To CJ @dkmaraga, @Kenyajudiciary, my lawyers, KNCHR and @lawsocietykenya: Court Orders must be OBEYED. Ensure COMPLIANCE with Justice Mwita’s ORDERS of December 14, 2018," Miguna tweeted.
On December 14, 2018, the High Court ruled that Miguna is a Kenyan by birth and holding a Canadian passport does not deny him his birthright. Justice Chacha Mwita declared that the State violated his rights by deporting him and awarded Miguna Sh7.2 million in compensation.
Earlier this year, Miguna said that he will be coming back to Kenya soon following the launch of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report. He stated that President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga, in their speech during the launch of the BBI report, stated that they respect citizenship rights.
"They (Kenyatta and Odinga) have publicly stated that they respect citizenship rights and want to unite Kenyans. To prove that they are serious, let them obey court orders and give me my passport," Miguna tweeted.
