Controversial lawyer Miguna Miguna has sensationally claimed that he does not recognise Uhuru Kenyatta as the president of the Republic of Kenya.
Miguna was deported to Canada in 2018 after he swore in former Prime Minister Raila Odinga as the ‘People’s President’ after the Orange Party contested the 2017 General Election.
In the deportation order, Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i stated that Miguna was in the country illegally and his presence in Kenya was detrimental to national interests stating that he lost his Kenyan citizenship after acquiring Canadian citizenship at a time the country did not allow dual citizenship.
In an explosive interview on KTN News on Wednesday, October 27, the former ally of ODM leader Raila Odinga said there is no legal or constitutional obligation for him to recognise Uhuru as the president.
“There is absolutely nothing that requires me to recognize Uhuru as the President,” said Miguna Miguna.
Miguna went ahead and said he will at no point recognize President Uhuru Kenyatta as his president adding that he does not have a responsibility to do as demanded by the Head of State.
“I will not recognize Uhuru Kenyatta as my president because it is illegitimate,” Miguna added.
In the interview, Miguna Miguna maintained there was no law he broke when he swore in Raila Odinga at Nairobi’s Uhuru Park as the People President.
“There is no law that I broke in swearing-in Raila (Odinga). If at all I did, this is the procedure to follow,” he added.
Miguna’s remarks come at a time when the controversial lawyer will be expecting to make his third attempt to fly back to Kenya after former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga last week announced that he will fly to Canada to bring Miguna Miguna back home.
“I have decided to travel to Toronto, Canada, to accompany Miguna on his flight back to his motherland on 16 November 2021,” Mutunga said in a statement.