THE NATION<\/p>\n
Canadian-based Kenyan lawyer Miguna Miguna, who has been exiled since 2018, has finally returned to the country.<\/p>\n
Dr Miguna arrived Thursday morning at Nairobi\u2019s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport aboard a Kenya Airways flight.<\/p>\n
He was deported following his role in the swearing-in of opposition chief Raila Odinga as the \u201cpeople\u2019s president\u201d in January 2018 following the disputed 2017 presidential elections.<\/p>\n
In his short address upon arrival, Dr Miguna thanked his supporters who turned out in large numbers to vote for President William Ruto in the August 2022 elections.<\/p>\n
He further said he will be following up on numerous court orders that were granted in his favour but disobeyed by the administration of former President Uhuru Kenyatta.<\/p>\n
“As you all know, there are very many court orders that have been accumulating because there are people who acted with impunity. In the coming weeks and months, I will make sure that all those who violated my rights are held accountable for the sake of justice,” Dr Miguna said.<\/p>\n
In 2018, the lawyer was charged with treason-related offences and his attempts to return to Kenya, despite several court orders issued to facilitate his return, bore no fruit.<\/p>\n
Former Chief Justice David Maraga did not hide his distaste for the executive\u2019s dismissal of the courts after orders issued were ignored.<\/p>\n
In past interviews, Dr Miguna revealed that he was beaten, tortured and drugged before being forcibly removed from Kenya.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE NATION Canadian-based Kenyan lawyer Miguna Miguna, who has been exiled since 2018, has finally returned to the country. Dr Miguna arrived Thursday morning at Nairobi\u2019s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport aboard a Kenya Airways flight. He was deported following his role in the swearing-in of opposition chief Raila Odinga as the \u201cpeople\u2019s president\u201d in January […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[453],"tags":[464],"class_list":["post-52702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-en","tag-in-slide-en"],"yoast_head":"\n