Miguna responds to CS Matiang’i over citizenship row
By Judy Jerono
Miguna Miguna has rejected calls from the Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i to reapply for his Kenyan citizenship.
Miguna was responding to Matiang’i who in an interview insisted that the Canada-based attorney can only be allowed into the country after filling out the required document.
Miguna said a ruling by High Court Judge Chacha Mwita indicated that he (Miguna) has never lost his Kenyan citizenship, criticizing Kenyan Government for acting against court orders, insisiting that he will continue fighting until he is granted unconditional entry back to the country.
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File image of Interior CS Fred Matiang'i. |Photo| Courtesy|[/caption]
“Stop relitigating Justice Chacha Mwita’s order in the media. On Dec. 14, 2018, the High Court held that Miguna Miguna never lost his Kenyan citizenship by birth. The Court of Appeal dismissed your appeal. Obey Court Orders,” the firebrand lawyer-cum politician fired back at Matiang’i in a tweet thread.
The CS said Miguna lost his citizenship due to the requirements of the old constitution, which banned dual citizenship.
“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,” said Matiang’i.
“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
“Fred Okengo Matiang’i and fellow impunity merchants have made the same incompetent argument about me before multiple High Court and Court of Appeal judges and lost. More than 15 valid court orders have directed them to unconditionally allow me entry in Kenya. I’ll not surrender.” He insisted
Miguna was deported to canada after swearing in Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga as the ‘people’s president’ following the disputed 2017 presidential polls.
File image of Interior CS Fred Matiang'i. |Photo| Courtesy|[/caption]
“Stop relitigating Justice Chacha Mwita’s order in the media. On Dec. 14, 2018, the High Court held that Miguna Miguna never lost his Kenyan citizenship by birth. The Court of Appeal dismissed your appeal. Obey Court Orders,” the firebrand lawyer-cum politician fired back at Matiang’i in a tweet thread.
The CS said Miguna lost his citizenship due to the requirements of the old constitution, which banned dual citizenship.
“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,” said Matiang’i.
“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
“Fred Okengo Matiang’i and fellow impunity merchants have made the same incompetent argument about me before multiple High Court and Court of Appeal judges and lost. More than 15 valid court orders have directed them to unconditionally allow me entry in Kenya. I’ll not surrender.” He insisted
Miguna was deported to canada after swearing in Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga as the ‘people’s president’ following the disputed 2017 presidential polls. What's Your Reaction?
