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Kenyan court revokes deportation of opposition-linked lawyer
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS FEBRUARY 15, 2018 / 3:27 AM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Kenyan court revokes deportation of opposition-linked lawyer
Duncan Miriri
3 MIN READ
NAIROBI (Reuters) - A Kenyan court on Thursday revoked the deportation of a lawyer who “swore in” opposition leader Raila Odinga as the country’s “president”, a ruling likely to worsen relations between the judiciary and President Uhuru Kenyatta’s government.
Miguna Miguna, who holds dual Kenyan and Canadian citizenship, is currently in Canada after being put on a flight to Toronto by the Kenyan government last week following several days in police detention.
A High Court judge declared Miguna’s deportation order illegal and ordered the government to surrender his Kenyan passport, which was seized when he was deported. The judge gave the government seven days to comply.
The government said the ruling was “not in the best interest of the country”, adding it would appeal shortly.
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Kenyan court revokes deportation of opposition-linked lawyer
Duncan Miriri
3 MIN READ
NAIROBI (Reuters) - A Kenyan court on Thursday revoked the deportation of a lawyer who “swore in” opposition leader Raila Odinga as the country’s “president”, a ruling likely to worsen relations between the judiciary and President Uhuru Kenyatta’s government.
Miguna Miguna, who holds dual Kenyan and Canadian citizenship, is currently in Canada after being put on a flight to Toronto by the Kenyan government last week following several days in police detention.
A High Court judge declared Miguna’s deportation order illegal and ordered the government to surrender his Kenyan passport, which was seized when he was deported. The judge gave the government seven days to comply.
The government said the ruling was “not in the best interest of the country”, adding it would appeal shortly.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kenya-politics/kenyan-court-revokes-deportation-of-opposition-linked-lawyer-idUSKCN1FZ0SE
