This archive report was first published on 14 January 2020.
Kenyan lawyer and activist Miguna Miguna has been fighting to return home since January 7, but his efforts have been met with significant financial costs.
According to Dr Miguna, his trips around Europe, as he searched for an alternative route to Nairobi, have left him financially drained.
He cited Berlin as an example, where he got stuck after Lufthansa Airlines refused to let him board a flight, saying life was very expensive in the German capital.
"For the eight days despot Kenyatta has forced me to stay in Berlin, I've spent more than 2,000 Euros (Sh225,450) for accommodation and food," Dr Miguna said in an exclusive email interview with the Nation.
He also revealed that he used about $2,500 (Sh250,000) to travel to Switzerland, Austria, and France in search of alternative means of transportation to Kenya.
Dr Miguna's financial woes began in February 2018, when he was deported after administering an oath to ODM leader Raila Odinga as the "people's president" on January 30, 2018.
He pursued the matter of his return in court, a case in which Justice Chacha Mwita ruled that his rights were violated by his deportation.
