NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 20- Vocal lawyer Miguna Miguna on Tuesday announced that he had been issued a new passport, paving way for his return to Kenya.
The lawyer, in an announcement made on his Twitter handle, said he had received the new passport following a directive by President William Ruto.
He said that he was now waiting for the red alerts to be lifted so that he can travel back to the country.
Miguna was first deported on February 26, 2018.
His woes started after he ‘swore in’ former Prime Minister Raila Odinga as the people’s president, following a disputed presidential election in 2018.
He said he was beaten and drugged before being forcibly removed from the country for a second time.
President Uhuru Kenyatta later reached a truce with Odinga in March, in a surprise move dubbed The Handshake.
Miguna’s attempt to return to the country in November 2021 failed due to red alerts placed by the former regime.
He has received several court orders allowing his entry to the country but were all defied by the government.
Officials had argued the lawyer – who holds dual Canadian nationality – is not a citizen.
High Court Judge George Odunga has now fined Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiangi, the head of police, and the head of immigration $2,000 (£1,400) each for contempt of court.
Judge Odunga said the three senior government officials had “failed to adhere to the rule of law” and ignored the orders of the court in their treatment of Miguna.
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