RUTO: He Is A Kenyan, Kenya Kwanza Gov’t Would Allow Miguna Home

By Owino Nyakiti 


DP Ruto during the interview with Voice of America's BMJ Muriithi. (PHOTO: Courtesy)


Deputy President William Ruto has faulted President Uhuru Kenyatta's Jubilee government for blocking lawyer Miguna Miguna from entering Kenya.

Since 2018, the Canada-based lawyer has been unable to return to his motherland due to ‘red alerts’ issued by the government of Kenya despite several court orders in his favour.

However, speaking during an Interview with BMJ Muriithi of Voice of America (VOA) on Saturday, Ruto - a Kenya Kwanza coalition leader and presidential aspirant in the August polls, said Miguna has every right to return home, affirming that his government would lift the ‘red alerts’.

“Huyo Miguna Miguna tutamrejesha nyumbani mara moja. Kwa sababu ni Mkenya…hana hatia. Na ata kama ako na hatia aletwe nyumbani kuna sheria ambayo atakabiliana nayo. Mimi sioni haja ya kuwa na wakimbizi kutoka nchi zingine Kenya na tuko na mmoja wetu Mkenya amefanywa mkimbizi kule Canada,” he said in Washington DC during his trip to the US.

Translated as, “If I become President I would bring Miguna Miguna home without hesitation. Miguna is a Kenyan citizen. He has done nothing wrong to warrant his current predicaments. And even if he had done something wrong let him face the law at home. I don’t see a reason why we are keen to block Miguna from his homeland yet we accommodate foreigners as refugees in our country.”


On the other hand, Miguna welcomed the remarks on his social media pages but said the DP should have condemned the human rights abuses and disobedience of court orders by the government.

“Mr. BMJ Muriithi: A good question, which William Samoei Ruto answered correctly. But he must go farther: condemn human rights abuses, constitutional violations and disobedience of court orders,” said Miguna.

Miguna’s passport was seized in February 2018 following his deportation to Canada for presiding over ODM leader Raila Odinga’s oath as the people’s president.


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