Senior Director of Innovation, Digital and Diaspora Communication in the Office of the President Dennis Itumbi has revealed that the government had to call in the Canadian Embassy to reason out with lawyer Miguna Miguna for him to sign citizenship documents presented by the Immigration Department.
Through a Twitter post on Tuesday, Itumbi noted that the government had requested the Canadian High Commission to intervene in its stalemate with Miguna.
Itumbi wrote: "In the morning, Kenya asked the Canadian High Commission to offer their Citizen consular services at the Airport."
He added: "Kenya even asked Canada to personally handle the passport for Miguna, as an assurance that government was not interested in holding his passport."
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Itumbi also noted that Canadian officials spent three hours with Miguna at the Airport but the controversial lawyer declined their assistance.
In a show of good faith, Itumbi maintained that the government was still willing to facilitate Miguna's entry and through the Immigration Department they printed forms for him to fill so as to apply for a Kenyan passport or at least temporary entry documents.
"Miguna shredded the forms provided by the Immigration Department by tearing them up," the communication director remarked.
In an earlier interview with Kenyans.co.ke Interior Ministry communication Mwenda Njoka stated that Miguna had refused to comply with orders from the immigration department which would give him entry into the country.
The High Court has ordered the government to immediately release Miguna Miguna from JKIA.
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Justice Roselyn Aburili has further directed that Miguna appears in court on Wednesday morning.
