National Super Alliance (NASA) principal Raila Odinga's adviser Sarah Elderkin on Saturday defended the government's decision to deport NRM-K self-proclaimed general Miguna Miguna.
According to Elderkin, who is reported to be one of Odinga's closest and most trusted associates, Miguna was the one at fault in the circumstances that saw his second deportation.
"In the matter of Miguna and his immigration status, Matiang’i is correct. You cannot allow entry into Kenya of a foreign citizen without the appropriate documents.
"Miguna is completely in the wrong according to the law, as well as under international citizenship conventions, " Elderkin argues.
[caption caption="File image of Miguna Miguna with his lawyers John Khaminwa, Julie Soweto and Cliff Ombeta at JKIA"]
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She further notes that Miguna took up Canadian citizenship in the 1990s upon which he renounced Kenyan citizenship.
She then mentions that he got a new passport through former Immigration Minister Otieno Kajwang after he returned to Kenya in 2007, and according to her, that new document was acquired under dubious circumstances.
Elderkin, who currently lives in the UK, points out that over 3,000 former Kenya citizens have applied to regain their citizenship after the 2010 constitution permitted dual nationality, something that Miguna would also easily do.
"Miguna has failed to follow suit. So what makes him different? Only his inflated, distorted opinion of himself, which he feels puts him above the law,” Elderkin writes.
Additionally, Elderkin mentioned: "Miguna flew into Nairobi airport on March 26, well knowing what was ahead of him, and what he had planned. He knew that any Kenyan passport he had was issued illegally, likewise any Kenyan ID card.
"Miguna had his Canadian passport all along, as he later himself admitted. But producing it and going about things correctly would have been too easy and would not have brought him the attention he wanted," the Opposition Chief adviser explained.
[caption caption="File image of NRM-K Miguna Miguna"]
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