Exiled Kenyan and Canadian lawyer Miguna Miguna on Monday literally broke into tears after he was blocked from taking a flight to Kenya.
All was not well for Miguna Miguna as Air France dealt him a huge blow by denying him the opportunity to use their flight to Nairobi.
Through a statement shared on Monday November 15th, the controversial lawyer disclosed that the Kenyan government had issued red alerts to the French carrier hence rejecting him on arrival at the airport.
According to him, he had booked a flight ticket to Kenya on October 29th and had gone to check in at Berlin.
“This is to inform Kenyans and the world that Air France officials at the check-in counter at the Berlin Brandenburg Airport have just informed me that the Government of Kenya sent them a “Red Alert” this morning that they cannot fly me to Nairobi, ” read part of the statement.
At the same time, Miguna revealed that the French airline did not share with him the alleged copy of the Red Alert to prove that indeed the Kenyan government issued the same.
Having sensed plans to frustrate his returns, Miguna Miguna had gone to court to compel the Kenyan government lift the red alerts that would be imposed against him.
However, the Nairobi high court on Friday dismissed the application by the lawyer which would have seen all the current and past red alerts lifted.
According to the high court, there was no evidence to show that the outspoken lawyer had been blocked from coming back to the country.
The vibrant lawyer who currently dwells in Canada was dealt a blow by the government of Kenya after he presided over an illegal swearing in ceremony.
According to the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government, it was vital for the lawyer to be kicked out of the country on grounds that he had renounced his citizenship. As a result, he was asked to first work on his papers before being permitted into the country.
Law Society of Kenya president Mr. Nelson Havi had promised to appeal the court decision if the former National Resistance Movement (NRM) was blocked from coming back to his motherland.
“The only hindrance for Miguna’s return was the red alerts. We argued the case before Justice Edwin Okundi. If the ruling is in favor, there should be no reason as to why any airline should deny him permission to board. We have done what is legally required to ensure Miguna comes back,” he said.
On his side, Miguna urged Kenyans to chip in and force the government to allow him back into his motherland.
“I have received large volumes of messages requesting permission to welcome me to Kenya. No one needs permission from me, or from anyone else, to go to the JKIA, or anywhere else,” he stated.
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