Not home yet for Miguna Miguna after court declines to lift red alerts

The Canada-based Kenyan lawyer, Miguna Miguna, will be forced to postpone his return trip to Kenya after High Court declined to lift red alerts that have blocked his return.

High Court Judge Hedwig Ongudi has declined to issue orders sought by Miguna noting that it cannot rely on speculation to grant the orders.

“The case was filed prematurely without evidence and is therefore dismissed,” the court ruled.

Miguna, who is set to return to the country on Tuesday, November 16, has accused the government of blocking his return by issuing red alerts against him.

Through lawyer John Khaminwa, Miguna said the alerts have prevented Lufthansa and Air France airlines from allowing him to board its planes for purposes of travelling to and entering Kenya on November 16 or any other day.

“It is lawful and just that the red alerts issued by the Attorney General and Fred Matiang’i to the two airlines or any other airline be lifted to enable me travel to Kenya,” he said.

Miguna argueg he is entitled to enter Kenya as a matter of constitutional right.

Former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga and Law Society of Kenya President Nelson Havi were to accompany him back to Kenya.

Miguna was deported to Canada over claims of treason and that he had denounced his Kenyan citizenship.

The controversial lawyer was exiled after swearing in of Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga as the people’s president in 2018.