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Kenya: Mutunga, Other Activists Vow to Ensure Miguna’s Return to Kenya

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Nairobi — The United Progressive Front lobby group led by former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga has vowed to fight towards Miguna Miguna’s return to Kenya.

Miguna’s fresh bid to travel back was hit by a new red alert that barred Air France from flying him Berlin.

In a joint statement, Mutunga said that the group which consists of the United Green Movement, the Communist Party of Kenya and the Ukweli Party will not relent in ensuring all the judicial orders are respected and enforced.

Mutunga accused Kenya’s Attorney General Kihara Kariuki of misleading the courts over the existence of the red alerts from the government restricting Miguna’s travel into the country.

“We were expecting to receive Dr. Miguna Miguna in the Country this (Tuesday) morning. Our advocates had gone to court a few days ago, to ensure that any red alerts to airlines that would stop Dr. Miguna Miguna from flying into the country are removed. The Attorney General misinformed the courts that there were no such ‘red alerts’, in effect, the courts would not give orders in vain,” he said.

The former Chief Justice stated that Kenyans should be worried over what he termed as ‘impunity’ from the principal legal advisor to the government of Kenya.

Mutunga further called on the French government to direct its airlines to disregard such kind of alerts in the future and allow Miguna’s return.

“Air France, the official Carrier of the French Republic, should be the last Airline to respect, and respond to illegal ‘red alerts’. The French government should not be part of the violation of the rights of a citizen of a country,” he added.