Miguna Miguna has expressed his disappointment towards the Canadian government for not coming to his rescue when he was arrested in Kenya.
Speaking to The Globe and Mail, a Canadian news site, Miguna revealed that during the time in which the Kenyan government detained him, Canadian officials failed to provide him with consular assistance.
"It's a big failure because they needed to scream, they needed to make noise. They needed to do something drastic and they never did," he condemned.
"They [Canadian officials] have not spoken with me," Mr. Miguna told the media.
According to Miguna, his wife - Jane- kept Canadian officials "fully abreast" of the situation, but they did not share any information with her.
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In their defense, a senior Canadian government official who spoke to the Canadian media on the issue revealed that authorities were in touch with Miguna's family but hit roadblocks when the Kenyan authorities would not tell them where he was being held.
The official also divulged that the government considered Miguna's case high-profile, given its political nature.
In a statement on Wednesday, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland asserted that Canada was "deeply concerned" by the Kenyan government's "unlawful" detention of opposition supporters and the shutdown of some media outlets.
"We urge the government of Kenya to uphold its constitution, to allow freedom of expression and to respect court orders, including those that order the release of those granted bail," Ms. Freeland commented.
Miguna Miguna was arrested almost a week ago after a dramatic raid by the flying squad in his Runda home.
[caption caption="File image of NASA leader Raila Odinga alongside NRM general Miguna Miguna during his inauguration."]
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The raid happened three days after he participated in the swearing-in ceremony of opposition leader and former prime minister Raila Odinga.
