This archive report was first published on 21 December 2019.
Kenyan lawyer Miguna Miguna, who was deported from the country last year, has announced that he will return to Kenya earlier than initially planned.
Initially, Miguna had indicated that he would land at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi on January 11, 2020, but in a tweet on December 19, 2019, he revealed that his flight has been rescheduled to January 7, 2020, at 9:25 pm.
“Homecoming. Birthright, Constitutional rights, and court orders. Change by popular demand. Arrival: Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at 9:25 pm via a Lufthansa flight LH 590,” Miguna tweeted.
December 19, 2019, marked a significant day for Miguna as he announced his early return to Kenya. Miguna was first deported in February last year after his arrest over his role in the mock swearing-in of ODM leader Raila Odinga on January 30, 2018.
However, in December 2018, the High Court ruled that Miguna is a Kenyan by birth and holding a Canadian passport does not deny him his birthright. In his ruling, Justice Chacha Mwita ruled that the State violated the lawyer’s rights by deporting him and awarded Miguna Sh7.2 million in compensation.
