Outspoken lawyer Miguna Miguna on Thursday, October 20, landed at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) after 1716 days since he was deported in March 2018.
The lawyer was flanked by an entourage, a security team and his supporters who escorted him from the airport.
Miguna Miguna is expected to attend the Mashujaa Day celebrations at Uhuru Gardens before gracing a garden party at State House, Nairobi at 6.00 pm.
While addressing the media at JKIA, Miguna expressed gratitude to all the parties who played vital roles in his homecoming.
"I am very grateful for the warm welcome you have given me and I'm extremely happy to be back home. I extend my gratitude to all Kenyans who have stood with me, who stood with the bill of rights in the constitution, the cost of justice, the dictates of democracy, and rule of law. I would like to extend my gratitude to the Judiciary who stood firm on the side of the rule of law."
He also lauded Kenyans for exercising their rights on the August 9, elections and choosing the Kenya Kwanza administration to lead the country for the next five years.
"I must extend my gratitude to Kenyans who voted for the Kenya Kwanza government because that is central for me, without this administration, I would not be back home."
"I thank the president, his deputy, his administration, and everybody else who has worked tirelessly to make sure that my rights are protected."
He noted that Kenyans' rights ought to be protected as enshrined in the constitution.
"What has happened to me, should never happen to anyone else. A Kenyan-born citizen cannot be discarded or removed forcefully and vanished in a foreign land," he added.
The outspoken lawyer's family also lauded Ruto's administration for lifting the red alerts and paving the way for their kin to return to the country after his deportation in 2018.
"I thank the president for allowing my brother to come back. We felt a lot of pain when our own was accused of not being a Kenyan," Miguna's elder brother Eric Ondiek stated.
