On Wednesday, January 8, the government revealed why controversial lawyer Miguna Miguna was suffering embarrassment in his much-anticipated return to Kenya.
A press statement by Government Spokesman Cyrus Oguna stated that Miguna was categorized as an unruly passenger on March 18, 2018, in line with Annex 17 of the International Civil Authority Organisation standards.
"The matter of the travel to Kenya of Dr.Miguna Miguna has drawn a lot of interest in the media and the general public. The picture being painted is that the government is frustrating him.
"His behaviour on March 18 was seen to have the potential of threatening category A1 status of JKIA which took the country a lot of effort and work to achieve," part of the statement read.
The government spokesperson explained that the exiled lawyer could only board a flight to Kenya by presenting his identification and travel documents which could be issued at Kenyan missions abroad.
"Dr Miguna is free to present himself to any Kenyan mission to obtain his passport. It is, however, puzzling that Dr.Miguna has not made an effort to obtain his passport from any of the missions.
"Nevertheless, our missions abroad are ready and willing to assist him get his documents once he presents himself," he concluded.
He further stated that the government was aware of the court ruling and was ready to comply with it.
On Wednesday morning, January 8, the high court gave the government until Thursday, January 9 to issue a response in Miguna's case.
The State had claimed that Miguna was free to travel to Kenya but did not know why he was unable to travel.
