Kenyan police defy judge’s order and keep opposition politician in custody
Nairobi — Kenyan police kept an opposition politician in custody on Wednesday in apparent defiance of a judge’s order to bring him to court ahead of a possible release from detention, the politician’s lawyer said. The dispute over Miguna Miguna is part of a wider tussle between the government and the judiciary, and it could also strain relations that have recently improved between President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga. The two leaders announced on March 9 that they would set aside years of acrimony and work together to unite Kenya, which is divided along political and ethnic lines in the wake of elections last year in which about 100 people were killed. The surprise announcement promised a fresh start for politics in Kenya, which is east Africa’s richest economy and a hub for diplomacy, trade and security. Authorities deported Miguna in February saying he had rescinded his citizenship. He was also charged with treason because of his role in a mock swearing-in c...
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