Exiled lawyer Miguna Miguna has finally announced his return to the country after years in Canada.
In a statement shared on his official social media accounts on Wednesday, October 12, the lawyer announced that he would depart from Canada on Thursday, October 20, 2022.
He said this was after the Kenya Kwanza government led by President William Ruto and Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua lifted the red alerts illegally imposed against him.
“The Government of William Ruto and Rigathi Gachagua has lifted the Red Alerts despot Uhuru Kenyatta and his goons illegally imposed against me with the connivance of Raila Odinga
“My Arrival: October 20 at 6:00 AM. The Rule of Law, fearlessness, persistence, and focus have prevailed,” Miguna Miguna said in a Tweet.
In his earlier statements, Miguna, a fierce critic of retired President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga had said he would arrive at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Tuesday, October 25.
“Homecoming itinerary. Departing from Toronto: October 24, 2022. Arrival at JKIA, Nairobi: October 25, 2022, at 8:20 PM. See you, everyone,” wrote the lawyer.
He however said the change in his arrival time was due to popular demand.
“Arrival date and time have been changed by popular demand,” he said.
Miguna Miguna was deported in 2018 after he presided over an illegal swearing-in of the ‘people’s president’ Raila Odinga.
The government, through a letter produced in court after his arrest in February 2018, justified the action to deport Miguna stating he denounced his Kenyan citizenship and instead acquired Canadian citizenship.
His first attempt to return to the country in March 2018 hit a dead end after he was denied entry upon landing at the Jomo Kenyatta of International Airport (JKIA).
His second attempt in January 2020 was also unsuccessful after he was denied boarding rights to travel back to the country upon reaching Germany.
