Kenya revokes deportation of lawyer who ‘swore in’ opposition leader
Nairobi — On Thursday, a Kenyan court revoked the deportation of a lawyer who "swore in" opposition leader Raila Odinga as the country’s "president" in a direct challenge to the government of President Uhuru Kenyatta, local TV station Citizen reported. Miguna Miguna, who holds dual Kenyan and Canadian citizenship, is currently in Canada after being put on a flight to Toronto by the Kenyan government earlier this month following several days of being held in police detention. A high court judge declared Miguna’s deportation order illegal and ordered the government to surrender his Kenyan passport, which was seized when he was deported. The judge gave the government seven days to comply. The government said the ruling was “not in the best interest of the country", adding it would appeal shortly. “The government still holds its earlier stated view that the deportation of Mr Miguna Miguna was procedural and done in accordance with the law,” Karanja Kibicho, the principal secretary in th...
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