This archive report was first published on 3 January 2020.
Deported lawyer Miguna Miguna is set to return to Kenya on January 7th, 2020, after a Kenyan court ruled in his favor in December 2018.
According to a letter written by Miguna's lawyer, John Khaminwa, to the government, Miguna will land at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi at 9 pm aboard Lufthansa flight LH590.
The letter, addressed to Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i, Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) head George Kinoti, Attorney-General Kihara Kariuki, Inspector-General of Police Hillary Mutyambai, and Director of Immigration Alexander Muteshi, urges the government to comply with court orders issued by High Court judge Chacha Mwita.
Justice Mwita declared that the State violated Miguna's rights by deporting him and awarded him Sh7.2 million in compensation. He also ruled that Miguna is a Kenyan by birth and holding a Canadian passport does not deny him his birthright.
“We urge you to respectively ensure that the orders delivered by Justice Chacha Mwita are strictly complied with,” reads the letter.
