Miguna sues KAA, Emirates for roles in his deportation

Deported firebrand lawyer Miguna Miguna has announced he has sued Kenya Airports Authority and Emirates Airlines for their roles in his deportation.

Miguna was deported to Canada early last year.

He used his twitter handle to announce his decision, saying he has filed the suit to "mark one year in forced exile."

He alleges that the two institutions took part in his "unlawful detention, assault, battery, torture and sedation."

Interestingly, the lawyer also accuses the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNHCR) and his advocates that have been representing him in courts of refusal to enforce the courts orders in his favor.

The controversial lawyer was deported in February last year after he took part in the mock swearing-in of NASA leader Raila Odinga in January 2018.

The Uhuru park swearing-in function had earlier been banned by the government but the opposition team was adamant of carrying on with it. Television stations had also been banned from carrying it live, but some including NTV, KTN NEWS, and Citizen TV covered it live, forcing the government to shut them down.

A number of other politicians and lawyers who were thought to have taken part in the oathing were also arrested.

KNHCR has been in the fore front of lodging petitions in court to to have the lawyer return home.

Lawyers including Nelson Havi, Otiende Amollo, Siaya senator James Orengo, Cliff Ombeta, John Khamiwa among others represented the outspoken advocate, managing to extract the orders to have him returned from Canada.

The orders also asserted that citizenship by birth cannot be lost by acquiring the citizenship of another country.

Last month, the courts also ruled that interior CS Fred Matiang'i pay him Sh7 million for defying the order not to deport Miguna.

But Miguna is now appears to be turning the gun on the human rights body and his battery of lawyers who defended him.

But battle hardened, he has declared "I'll return."