A few hours after vocal lawyer Miguna Miguna was released by High Court, news broke that he was being deported to Canada aboard a KLM flight but this is not the first time the government has deported persons considered a threat to national security.
In 2006, Armenian brothers Artur Margaryan and his brother Artur Sargsyan were dramatically deported under heavy guard on allegations of conducting questionable businesses in the country.
During the incident, police also discovered a cache of guns and ammunition, T-shirts branded QRU (Quick Response Unit), bulletproof vests and balaclava helmets (a form of cloth headgear designed to expose only part of the face) in the brothers' residence in Runda.
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In 2013, controversial Nigerian businessman Anthony Chinedu was also deported alongside other six Nigerians for being in the country illegally. Chinedu had been facing a series of criminal charges in court including possible involvement in drug trafficking.
Congolese musician, Koffi Olomide, was also sent back to his home country in 2016, after he purportedly kicked one of his female dancers at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi.
The uproar that followed from Kenyans on social media saw the government deport the musician immediately alongside his crew.
In January 2017, two sons of slain drug baron Ibrahim Akasha, alongside two foreigners, were extradited to the US to face drug-related charges.
The brothers had fought long court battles against extradition to the US where they were being sought for drug trafficking-related crimes.
During the 2017 election period, the State also deported Mr John Aristotle Philips (American), Mr Andreas Katsouris and two unnamed Ghanaians on August 5, 2017 over work permits.
The four were linked to the National Super Alliance (NASA) and were said to be assisting with the party's election management at the Opposition's parallel vote-tallying centre.
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Miguna's ejection to Canada may have been informed by the fact that he is a dual-citizen. The self-proclaimed NRM general has previously been to Canada to seek assylum after he fled Moi's regime due to political activism.
