Matiang'i reveals what Miguna must fulfil to return to Kenya
Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang'i has weighed in on the immigration status of exiled controversial barrister Miguna Miguna.
Speaking during an interview with NTV on Sunday, April 17, 2022, the CS stated that Miguna only has to fill out the citizenship re-registration form so that he can be allowed back in the country.
"You have to fill a piece of paper so that you regain your Kenyan passport or citizenship. There's a judgment by the court on this matter which prescribed clearly how you regain your citizenship," Matiang'i said.
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File image of Interior CS Fred Matiang'i. |Photo| Courtesy|[/caption]
"When that gentleman (Miguna) was here, one of our senior counsels called me and asked if I can try and sort the citizenship for this man but I have no powers under the law, he himself said under the result of the ruling he will have to fill that piece of paper," he added.
The CS argued that Miguna lost citizenship due to the old constitution which prohibited dual citizenship.
Matiang'i claimed that many Kenyans have retained their citizenship by following the same procedures as stipulated by the law.
File image of Interior CS Fred Matiang'i. |Photo| Courtesy|[/caption]
"When that gentleman (Miguna) was here, one of our senior counsels called me and asked if I can try and sort the citizenship for this man but I have no powers under the law, he himself said under the result of the ruling he will have to fill that piece of paper," he added.
The CS argued that Miguna lost citizenship due to the old constitution which prohibited dual citizenship.
Matiang'i claimed that many Kenyans have retained their citizenship by following the same procedures as stipulated by the law.
"There are court rulings in place by the high court on how you regain citizenship after you lost citizenship in the old constitution. Because in the old constitution you were not allowed to have dual citizenship.
"When the new constitution was enacted which provides for dual citizenship, a process on how to regain the citizenship was enacted in the act, you have to regain your citizenship if you lost it. Over 300,000 Kenyans have regained their citizenship, the process is as simple as filling a one-page document," he stated.
The CS criticised Miguna for allegedly failing to comply with orders issued by the court and instead complaining.
"We have opened immigration offices across the world even in Canada...what is it that's so difficult in filling this one-page piece of paper?" Matiang'i posed.
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