Firebrand lawyer Miguna Miguna has launched a blistering attack on ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna, Embakasi East MP Babu Owino and veteran politician James Orengo, branding them political opportunists bankrolling former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s shadowy agenda.
In a series of explosive posts on X, the self-proclaimed General tore into the trio, claiming they are part of a sinister plot to install former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i as Kenya’s next president using Uhuru’s dirty money.
Miguna accused Sifuna and his “confused groupies” of masquerading as progressive legislators while spending years in Parliament without tabling a single pro-people legislation or impeachment motion against President William Ruto despite their theatrical press conferences denouncing his administration.
The Canada-based lawyer reserved his harshest words for Orengo, a man he once admired as a Form One student at Onjiko Secondary School in the 1970s when Orengo served as Ugenya MP.
“After we became adults and encountered James Orengo in politics, we realized to our collective consternation that he blew hot and cold and wasn’t a revolutionary,” Miguna wrote, systematically dismantling Orengo’s political legacy spanning five decades.
Miguna claimed he was among ODM strategists in 2007 who insisted Orengo receive a nomination certificate after losing in Ugenya, arguing the party didn’t need “hooligans in parliament.” But he says Orengo repaid that faith with incompetence and cowardice.
He accused the former Lands Minister of bungling a crucial 2007 presidential vote audit alongside PNU’s Martha Karua, sleeping at KICC while Karua “messed up the exercise” and failing to table a coherent report on electoral irregularities that sparked post-election violence.
During the 2009 ICC Review Conference in Kampala, Miguna claims Orengo and Amason Kingi refused to present ODM’s position on ICC indictments against Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto, forcing him to step in.
“During the constitutional review process when Kibaki and his PNU gang tried to scuttle the completion of the process, Orengo always hid and left me alone to battle the PNU mandarins,” Miguna charged.
He savaged Orengo’s 2010 decision to support Raila Odinga’s switch from a parliamentary to presidential system, watching sheepishly as the late Otieno Kajwang called Miguna “the Mau Mau who has refused to leave the forest.”
The lawyer’s most damning accusation centers on what he calls serial betrayal. In 2018, as Miguna organized resistance through NRM-Kenya against “despots” Uhuru and Ruto, he claims Orengo and Raila abandoned him and cut deals with the duo.
“Although I beseeched Orengo to break ranks with the conservative, cowardly and reactionary elements within ODM so that we could chart a revolutionary path for the country, Orengo was too cowardly to take a stand,” Miguna wrote.
He accused Orengo of supporting the Uhuru-Raila handshake and the unconstitutional BBI despite raising parliamentary concerns, then displaying similar cowardice when Raila entered another handshake with Ruto after betraying Gen Z protesters.
Miguna questioned why Sifuna, Orengo and others demanding answers about Raila’s death didn’t call for an autopsy or make murder allegations at his funeral where they spoke.
“If Ida and Winnie believed Raila Odinga was murdered, why did they tell Kenyans about Raila’s will which presumably Orengo drafted and Raila’s wish to be buried within 72 hours?” he asked.
He challenged their progressive credentials, asking what concrete actions they’ve taken as public office holders to fight for justice for victims of police brutality or tackle corruption beyond press conference theatrics.
“What the opportunistic reactionary cowards are doing is trying to deceive Kenyans that they care about unemployment, corruption and high cost of living when they have spent their entire lives praising and worshipping the SYSTEM which brought unemployment, corruption, high cost of living, impunity and abuse of power,” Miguna charged.
The lawyer warned Kenyans against being deceived by politicians who hold press conferences during the day while meeting Uhuru, Ruto and Matiang’i at night.
“I don’t fear being attacked by naive and stupid zombies who get attracted to the newest conman in town. I’m here to expose hypocrites, conmen, thugs, drug dealers, murderers and opportunists,” Miguna declared.
He concluded with his trademark rallying cry: “Truth shall set us free!”
The allegations come as ODM figures have stepped up criticism of the Ruto administration while demanding transparency around the circumstances of Raila Odinga’s recent death.
Official documents reveal how state authority justified bypassing competitive tender for politically connected law firm despite budget being exceeded twentyfold
Public outrage is intensifying across Kenya following revelations that the state-owned Kenya Airports Authority awarded Sh243m ($1.9m) to a newly registered law firm to defend controversial petitions against the now-cancelled Adani Group lease of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
The sum is nearly 20 times the original budget allocation.
The procurement process, which bypassed competitive bidding through direct tender provisions, has sparked accusations of systemic corruption and raised fundamental questions about fiscal accountability in one of East Africa’s most consequential infrastructure disputes.
Official correspondence obtained by the public shows KAA’s acting Managing Director Dr Mohamud M. Gedi formally sought approval from the Principal Secretary of the State Department for Aviation and Aerospace Development on 25 September 2025, requesting retrospective authorization for the inflated expenditure.
The Numbers Behind the Controversy
Documents obtained by whistleblower Nelson Amenya, a Kenyan graduate student who first exposed the Adani airport proposal in July 2024, reveal the Kenya Airports Authority initially budgeted Sh12.5m for legal representation.
The final contracted sum of Sh243,185,700 represents a 1,845 per cent increase from the original budget provision of Sh12.5m.
Triple OK Law Advocates LLP secured the tender through direct procurement citing “urgency” and “prior knowledge” of the case.
The tender was opened on 23 January 2025 and received a single bid from the firm.
According to KAA’s official letter to the ministry, a Tender Evaluation Committee initially recommended re-tendering due to budget constraints.
However, three factors led to a reversal of this position.
First, the committee cited “retrospective procurement,” noting that services were rendered urgently in high-profile, constitutionally sensitive matters already before the courts.
Second, officials argued the firm possessed critical institutional knowledge essential to KAA’s defence.
Third, a 10 per cent price reduction was secured during negotiations held on 2 May 2025, after which the firm successfully delivered on key assignments.
The cost structure breakdown remains opaque.
KAA officials have not disclosed hourly rates, staffing allocations, or disbursement schedules that would justify the expenditure.
This gap violates public procurement transparency standards, critics argue.
Legal and Constitutional Questions
The procurement raises substantive constitutional concerns.
Under Article 156 of Kenya’s Constitution, the Attorney General serves as the principal legal adviser to government entities and represents them in court proceedings. Legal experts question why KAA outsourced representation to a private firm when the AG’s office possesses statutory mandate and existing capacity.
“This is outrageous,” constitutional lawyer Karanja Matindi wrote on social platform X.
“The AG is the mandated person, under Article 156 of the Constitution, to represent KAA in the matter.
The accountable person at KAA should be required to make good this loss of public funds under Article 226(5) of the Constitution.”
Article 226(5) empowers parliament to enact legislation requiring accounting officers to personally compensate for financial losses resulting from willful violations of procurement procedures. However, such provisions have rarely been enforced, contributing to what transparency advocates characterize as a culture of impunity.
The selection of Triple OK Law through direct procurement was processed under Section 103(2)(b) of the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act, 2015, which allows for restricted tendering in specific circumstances.
KAA justified this citing the firm’s prior engagement and knowledge of the cases.
However, the provision typically applies to situations where compatibility with existing equipment or services is required, or where only one supplier exists, raising questions about its appropriate application in this instance.
The firm’s recent incorporation and alleged political connections compound perceptions of favouritism. Critics have labelled it “the KANU/Raila Odinga firm,” suggesting links to opposition political machinery.
Five Petitions, One Expensive Defence
The legal fees stem from KAA’s defence against five separate petitions and judicial review matters challenging what became Kenya’s most contentious infrastructure deal. The official letter lists the cases as:
First, Judicial Review Case No. E199/2024 filed by the Kenya Human Rights Commission and the Law Society of Kenya against KAA and four others. Second, Petition No. E366/2024 brought by Isaack Lango Guyo against KAA and two others.
Third, Petition No. E466/2024 filed by Tony Gachoka and another against Adani Group and seven others. Fourth, Petition No. E624/2024 lodged by Kenya Aviation Workers Union against KAA and four others. Fifth, Petition No. E626/2024 brought by Katiba Institute against the State Law Office and others.
The disputes largely question the constitutionality, legality, and procedural compliance of the Privately Initiated Proposal by Adani Airport Holdings Limited for the development and operation of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
Key issues include public participation, transparency, statutory adherence under the Public Private Partnership Act, and broader implications on national security and management of strategic public assets.
KAA’s letter notes that authority officials were “cited as a respondent in several petitions and judicial review matters arising from the proposed Privately Initiated Proposal (PIP) by Adani Airport Holdings Limited (AAHL) for the development and operation of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.”
The Adani Saga: From Secrecy to Scandal
In June 2024, the Adani Group proposed a 30-year lease to modernize JKIA, East Africa’s busiest airport, promising $1.85bn in upgrades. The arrangement would have granted operational control to foreign private interests in exchange for revenue-sharing terms that leaked documents suggested heavily favoured the conglomerate.
Amenya’s disclosure of the proposal in July 2024 triggered immediate backlash.
Aviation workers staged strikes, senators convened emergency hearings, and civil society organizations filed court petitions arguing the deal violated constitutional requirements for public participation and transparent procurement.
Leaked contractual provisions revealed clauses requiring Kenya to compensate Adani if the company failed to achieve projected returns.
This fiscal guarantee could expose taxpayers to hundreds of millions in liabilities, critics warned. Independent feasibility studies commissioned by parliament reportedly questioned the deal’s value proposition, though officials proceeded with negotiations.
The controversy escalated in October 2024 when Kenya’s High Court halted a separate $736m Adani power transmission contract, citing opacity and inadequate stakeholder consultation.
Then in November 2024, United States federal prosecutors indicted Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani and seven executives for allegedly orchestrating a $265m bribery scheme to secure contracts in India.
President William Ruto’s administration cancelled both the airport and energy deals within days of the US indictment, but the legal challenges continued as petitioners sought declarations on the procurement processes’ legality. It was this defensive litigation that prompted KAA’s massive legal expenditure.
In his letter seeking ministerial approval, Dr Gedi acknowledged the ballooning costs.
“In view of the expanded scope and evolving nature of the ongoing matters under litigation, the Authority respectfully seeks guidance on the review and adjustment of current budgetary estimates to ensure that they adequately reflect the expanded scope of work, the protracted timelines of the litigation, and the specialized expertise required.”
The letter was accompanied by four supporting documents: the tender document submitted by the bidder, an evaluation report dated 10 February 2025, minutes of a meeting held on 2 May 2025, and a professional opinion dated 4 September 2025.
Dr Gedi requested that the approval be communicated to both the Office of the Attorney General and the Department of Justice, indicating awareness of the sensitive nature of the procurement.
Following the Money
The inflated legal costs represent only a fraction of the Adani affair’s fiscal impact.
Application fees, administrative expenses, and parliamentary inquiry costs have reportedly exceeded Sh500m, according to social media estimates cited by critics.
The cancelled deals themselves involved potential government guarantees worth billions.
Dr Miguna Miguna, a prominent political commentator, characterized the legal fee arrangement as “theft of public resources,” alleging the law firm serves as a conduit. “The law firm is paid, it takes one hundred million and distributes the rest through shell companies and offshore accounts! We know their handwriting!”
Such allegations, whilst unsubstantiated, reflect deep public cynicism about procurement integrity.
Transparency International’s 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index ranked Kenya 123rd of 180 countries, with public procurement identified as a key vulnerability.
Nelson Amenya questioned the process directly.
“Have they disclosed how much they have paid and to whom? They meandered between the quotation by their handpicked firm and the ‘budget’ and failed to say how they got the hundreds of millions to bridge the gap. Mere applications cost Kenyans a half a billion shillings? Completely crazy!”
Amenya has called for citizens to file counter-petitions challenging the legal expenditure. “Can we file a counter petition?” he asked on X, suggesting litigation to compel personal accountability from KAA officials under constitutional provisions.
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Accountability Vacuum
The controversy exposes systemic weaknesses in Kenya’s public finance management. Whilst constitutional and statutory frameworks mandate competitive procurement, transparency, and personal accountability for officials, enforcement mechanisms remain inconsistent.
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, Kenya’s primary anti-graft agency, has not publicly announced investigations into the KAA procurement. Parliamentary oversight committees, which possess subpoena powers, have yet to summon officials for testimony on the cost inflation.
This accountability vacuum perpetuates what activists describe as “budgeted corruption.” The practice involves building inflated costs into initial appropriations to obscure subsequent misallocation.
The Sh12.5m to Sh243m trajectory suggests either gross initial underestimation or deliberate budget manipulation to accommodate predetermined recipients.
The timing of KAA’s request for ministerial approval on 25 September 2025, months after services had been rendered and contracts executed, raises further questions about governance protocols. The letter’s reference to seeking “guidance on the review and adjustment of current budgetary estimates” suggests retrospective authorization for expenditure already incurred.
The country requires substantial capital investment to maintain competitiveness, yet procurement scandals repeatedly undermine investor confidence and drain public resources.
The episode also highlights tensions between executive urgency and democratic oversight. Officials justified direct procurement citing litigation deadlines and the need for firms with institutional knowledge.
Yet critics argue proper planning would have enabled competitive bidding without compromising legal defence, and question why the Attorney General’s office could not have handled the cases.
The justification that Triple OK Law Advocates possessed “critical institutional knowledge essential to the Authority’s defence” raises additional concerns.
If the firm gained this knowledge through previous engagement, questions arise about when and how that initial relationship was established, and whether it too bypassed competitive procurement.
As legal proceedings continue, the Sh243m fee has become a focal point for public frustration with opacity in government contracting.
Whether accountability mechanisms will produce consequences for officials or merely generate further rhetoric remains uncertain.
What is certain is that Kenyan taxpayers are bearing the cost, not only in shillings spent, but in eroded trust in institutions meant to safeguard the public interest. The scandal has reignited calls for comprehensive procurement reform and stronger enforcement of existing anti-corruption statutes.
Public pressure continues to mount on social media platforms, where citizens are documenting the expenditure and demanding answers.
The Kenya Kwanza government faces growing scrutiny over its handling of major infrastructure projects and the transparency of its decision-making processes.
Prominent city lawyer Donald Kipkorir has found himself at the center of a heated controversy following a High Court ruling ordering the Nairobi County Government to pay his firm, KTK Advocates, Sh1.3 billion for legal services rendered.
The massive payout, one of the largest in Kenya’s legal history, has sparked sharp criticism, with outspoken lawyer Miguna Miguna labeling it a “conduit for corruption” and questioning Kipkorir’s financial status, claiming he “still lives in a rented house in Karen” despite being a “billionaire only in name.”
The court’s decision stems from two cases where Kipkorir represented the Nairobi County Government.
The primary case involved a decade-long dispute over a 3,000-acre parcel of land valued at Sh61.5 billion, where the Embakasi Barracks now stands. Kipkorir was hired in 2012 by the defunct Nairobi City Council to challenge the Kenya Defence Forces’ acquisition of the land.
The case was withdrawn in 2021 through a consent agreement, though Kipkorir was no longer involved at that stage.
The second case, yielding a smaller fee of Sh697,876, concerned the legitimacy of Nairobi’s fire brigade by-laws in a 2015 constitutional petition.
High Court Judge John Chigiti, in a ruling dated April 3, 2025, ordered the county to pay Kipkorir’s firm within 60 days, citing no justification for the delay in settling the fees, which have been pending since a 2022 court award.
The Sh1.3 billion figure, which includes interest, has drawn public outrage, with critics arguing it places an undue burden on taxpayers.
Miguna, known for his fiery commentary, took to social media to slam the payout, alleging it was not legitimate legal fees but rather a scheme to siphon public funds.
“The national/county government pays the advocate Sh1.3 billion, then the advocate cuts cheques of 50-70% before pocketing the rest,” he claimed, asserting that “no work any advocate can do in Kenya” justifies such a sum.
He further taunted Kipkorir, suggesting his lavish public persona masks a less affluent reality, stating, “Kipkorir still lives in a rented house in Karen. Billionaire only in name.”
Kipkorir, a flamboyant figure often seen flaunting luxury cars and high-end fashion, has previously defended his wealth as hard-earned, emphasizing his rise from humble beginnings in Cheptongei village, Elgeyo Marakwet County.
In response to earlier criticism over the same fee in 2022, he argued that the Advocates (Remuneration) Order regulates legal fees and that the amount reflected the case’s complexity and the land’s immense value.
The payout has reignited debates over transparency in legal fees charged to public institutions.
Some Kenyans, echoing Miguna’s sentiments, argue the fees are inflated and symptomatic of deeper systemic issues.
Others, however, point out that Kipkorir’s firm legally pursued the payment after years of delays, with court rulings consistently upholding his claims.
In 2024, Kipkorir escalated efforts to recover the debt by instructing auctioneers to seize Nairobi County assets, a move that followed a landmark High Court decision striking down colonial-era laws that shielded government properties from attachment.
The county had previously contested the fees, claiming an agreement capped Kipkorir’s payment at Sh400 million plus VAT, but courts dismissed this for lack of evidence.
As it was expected, the return of exiled lawyer cum politician Miguna Miguna has been met with common drama. Miguna who had planned to land in Nairobi on 16th November after being exiled in Canada since 2018 has been met with an expected barrier.
According to the lawyer who days ago had traveled to Germany as transit route for his Nairobi homecoming, has reportedly been stopped by Air France officials citing the government’s red flag that was issued on him stopping planes from flying him to Kenya.
”This is to inform Kenyans and the world that @airfrance officials at the check-in counter at the Berlin Brandenburg Airport have just informed me that the Government of Kenya sent them a “red Alert” this morning that they cannot fly me to Nairobi. I’m waiting for a copy.” Miguna tweeted.
Miguna had earlier posted his flight details ahead of his expected arrival in the country on November 16.
The Canadian-based lawyer said in a statement that he will travel to Nairobi via Paris from Berlin on Monday using Air France airline.
Miguna added that he will inform everyone if the airline bars him from boarding the plane because of an alleged red alert issued by Kenyan government restricting his travel.
“These are my flight details on Air France AF 836, Airbus A320, from Berlin-Paris-Nairobi on Monday November 15, 2021. I’ll update everyone on November 15, 2021, if Air France stops me from boarding because of the RED ALERTS by State House Kenya. Aluta Continua,” Miguna said.
On Friday, Miguna vowed to proceed with his return to Kenya even after the High Court rejected his application to compel the government to lift red alerts it had issued to airlines.
Miguna said he will continue with his journey as previously communicated and in accordance with earlier court orders by Justices Chacha Mwita and Weldon Korir who directed the government to facilitate his return to the country.
The self-declared National Resistance Movement(NRM) leader, who was deported in March 2018 months after swearing in then opposition leader Raila Odinga as the People’s President, added that the matter will go back to court in the event he is blocked again.
“I will proceed with my journey as previously communicated and in accordance with Justice Chacha Mwita’s Order of December 14, 2018 and Justice Weldon Korir’s Order of January 6, 2020. If I am blocked again, the matter will return to court. If not, see you soon. Viva!” Miguna said in a tweet.
Miguna Miguna.
While dismissing Miguna’s application on Friday, High Court Judge Hedwig Ong’udi said there was no proof showing that he had been barred from returning to the country.
He added that it was Miguna’s obligation to prove those facts before the orders can be issued.
“There is no evidence to prove the alerts exist. This court cannot rule on speculation to grant the orders he is seeking. Case dismissed,” Justice Hedwig said.
Miguna had argued that the government issued alerts to some airlines, Lufthansa and Air France to prevent him from using their planes to travel back to Kenya.
Former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga had announced on October 20 that he will accompany the deported activist during his return to the country.
In a statement, Mutunga faulted the State for what he termed as a flagrant violation of the law and multiple court orders directing the Immigration Department to restore Miguna’s confiscated Kenyan passport and allow him back to the country unrestrained.
Mutunga said he had taken the initiative to defend judiciary’s independence.
Berlin Brandenburg International Airport. Being refused boarding on flight AF 836 @airfrance due to Red Alerts received from Despot Uhuru Kenyatta's @StateHouseKenya this morning. They fear me because they are extremely weak and unpopular. I'll keep you updated. pic.twitter.com/bU2TXNulPu
Here is the document @airfrance has given me. They have refused to state "Red Alert." But they have indicated that it is obvious and they empathize with me but that there is nothing they can do. Let our legal team get to work. Thanks everyone for the support. Aluta Continua. pic.twitter.com/gN4yZ6zbmf
Statement by Dr Willy Mutunga, former Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kenya.
My Decision
After careful reflection and following broad consultations with lawyers, human rights and justice defenders, progressive politicians, and Mr Miguna himself, I have decided to travel to Toronto, Canada, to accompany Mr Miguna on his flight back to his motherland on 16 November 2021. I am also seeking out Kenyan journalists who will accompany me on this historic journey.
I have taken this extraordinary step for two fundamental reasons. The first is because of the continued, flagrant and reprehensible defiance of the Government of Kenya, its agencies and senior officials, against the numerous valid court orders in favour of Mr Miguna, The second reason why I have decided to undertake this journey is to support and defend the independence of our judiciary, its authority, and the people’s confidence in it.
Roll call of gross injustices, impunity, and subversion of the constitution and the rule of law
As you may recall, Mr Miguna was illegally abducted from his house in Nairobi on 2 February 2018, detained incommunicado and tortured for six days.
Mr Miguna’s house was unlawfully destroyed with detonators. In defiance of habeas corpus orders issued by the Honourable Justice Wakiaga and the Honourable Justice Luka Kimaru directing that Mr Miguna be released immediately and taken to court, the Government of Kenya illegally seized his valid Kenyan passport and forced him into exile in Canada.
On 15 February 2018, Justice Kimaru ordered that Mr Miguna’s Kenyan passport be deposited with the High Court in the state in which it was seized. However, rather than comply, the Government of Kenya defaced and destroyed the passport before delivering it to the court. That was an egregious affront to the rule of law.
The Honourable Justice Chacha Mwita then issued an order on 26 February 2018 directing, among other things, that the Government of Kenya and its senior officials named in the Constitutional Petition Number 51 of 2018 facilitate Mr Miguna’s return to Kenya and grant him unconditional entry at the time of his choosing. The Court also suspended the declarations and decisions of Interior and National Coordination Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang’i, and Director of Immigration, Major (Rtd.) Gordon Kihalangwa, that had purported to invalidate Mr Miguna’s citizenship and justify his forced exile.
However, when Mr Miguna flew back to the country on 26 March 2018, not only did the Government of Kenya block his entry, but senior government officials also imposed unlawful conditions on him in contempt of Justice Mwita’s orders, physically assaulting him, detaining him for three days in a filthy toilet at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, before sedating him and illegally removing him from the jurisdiction of the Kenyan courts to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on 28 March, 2018. Once again, the Government of Kenya did this in open defiance of multiple court orders by the Honourable Justice Roselyne Aburili and the Honourable Justice George Odunga. In a further display of disregard for the rule of law, the illegal removal to the UAE took place on the same day that Justice Odunga issued the order that the Government of Kenya and all its departments and officials release Mr Miguna unconditionally desist from removing him from Kenya.
These illegal actions by the government prompted Justice Odunga to take the unprecedented step of convicting several senior government officials, among them Dr Matiang’i, Major Kihalangwa, Director General of Police, Joseph Boinett, Director of Criminal Investigations, George Kinoti, Officer-in-Charge of the Flying Squad, Said Kiprotich, Officer Commanding Police Station at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, and the Attorney General for contempt of court on 29 March. Each of the contemnors was fined KSh200,000, which was to be deducted directly from their April 2018 salaries. To date, none of the contemnors has purged their contempt. They, therefore, continue to undermine the rule of law and to violate the oath of office they took as state officers.
On 14 December 2018, Justice Mwita issued his judgment in favour of Mr Miguna and indicted the Government of Kenya and its senior officials for violating his constitutional and human rights. This was following a hearing of the Constitutional Petition number 51 of 2018. Significantly, Justice Mwita held that Mr Miguna is a Kenyan-born citizen who has never lost his Kenyan citizenship. The court nullified the cancellation of Mr Miguna’s citizenship and passport, and declared that his arrest, detention, torture and removal from Kenya were illegal, unconstitutional and a gross violation of his rights.
Justice Mwita awarded Mr Miguna KSh7 Million in damages and KSh270,000 for the destruction of his house. He also held that Dr Matiang’i, Major Kihalangwa, Mr Boinett, Mr Kinoti, the Officer Commanding Police Station at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Said Kiprotich, and Githu Muigai were not fit to hold public office. Justice Mwita’s orders were against the Government of Kenya and each one of the named government officials.
The Court quashed all the decisions and actions the Government of Kenya had taken against Mr Miguna and directed that the state return Mr Miguna’s valid Kenyan passport and any other identification documents taken from him, and facilitate his unconditional return to Kenya.
Not only has the Government of Kenya and its senior officials defied Justice Mwita’s orders and refused to facilitate Mr Miguna’s return to Kenya, but when Mr Miguna attempted to return to his motherland on 6 January 2020 at his own expense, the Government of Kenya issued “red alerts” to all commercial airlines, effectively barring him from flying into Kenya.
The Government of Kenya’s “red alerts” against Mr Miguna were issued illegally and in violation of not just his rights but also of international humanitarian and aviation laws. The issuance of “red alerts” in order to frustrate valid court orders is not only a blatant disregard for the rule of law, but a descent into autocracy.
On 6 January 2020, the Honourable Justice Weldon Korir issued orders directing that Mr Miguna be free to enter and leave Kenya at any time of his choosing using either his national identity card or his Kenyan Passport in the state in which it was submitted to the High Court by the Government of Kenya.
Miguna Miguna’s Cry for Justice
It is now 1,355 days – 3 years, 8 months and 17 days – since Mr Miguna was illegally and brutally forced into exile by the Government of Kenya. None of the court orders referred to above have been obeyed or complied with by the state or its agents and officials.
I urge all Kenyans to demand that the government comply fully with the orders, including the prompt payment of all awards, costs and accruing interest. Justice demands no less.
The repugnant subversion of the rule of law by the Government of Kenya in this case is tantamount to the overthrow of the 2010 Constitution and an egregious act of impunity by a government that has a duty to uphold, comply with and enforce laws and court orders. To blatantly defy them, not once, not twice, but multiple times, sets a dangerous precedent that we all must stand up against.
Court orders are not suggestions. They are not requests. They cannot be disregarded without consequence.
As eminent jurists have noted elsewhere, democracy, the rule of law, and the foundational values of our constitution require that the dignity and authority of the courts be upheld by everyone at all times.
Court decisions and orders are binding for everyone, including the Government of Kenya, all organs of state and all officials. From the homeless, to the military generals to the President of the Republic, no one is above the law.
Writing for the majority in the Constitutional Court of South Africa’s decision of 29 June 2021 on the contempt of court case against former President Jacob Zuma, Acting Deputy Chief Justice Sisi Khampepe observes,
It is indeed the lofty and lonely work of the Judiciary, impervious to public commentary and political rhetoric, to uphold, protect and apply the Constitution and the law at any and all costs. The corollary duty borne by all members of South African society – lawyers, laypeople and politicians alike – is to respect and abide by the law, and court orders issued in terms of it, because unlike other arms of State, courts rely solely on the trust and confidence of the people to carry out their constitutionally-mandated function. The matter before us has arisen because these important duties have been called into question, and the strength of the Judiciary is being tested. . . . It is disappointing, to say the least, that this Court must expend limited time and resources on defending itself against iniquitous attacks. However, we owe our allegiance to the Constitution alone, and accordingly have no choice but to respond as firmly as circumstances warrant when we find our ability to uphold it besieged.
Justice Khampepe goes on to affirm the principles enunciated in section 165 of the Constitution of South Africa as expounded by Nkabinde J in Pheko II, namely,
[t]he rule of law, a foundational value of the Constitution, requires that the dignity and authority of the courts be upheld. This is crucial, as the capacity of the courts to carry out their functions depends upon it. As the Constitution commands, orders and decisions issued by a court bind all persons to whom and organs of State to which they apply, and no person or organ of State may interfere, in any manner, with the functioning of the courts. It follows from this that disobedience towards court orders or decisions risks rendering our courts impotent and judicial authority a mere mockery.
As the South African Constitutional Court did in the case of Jacob Zuma’s contempt of court orders, it is imperative that we all stand up and fearlessly defend the constitution, the rule of law, and the authority of the judiciary. If we do not demand, and ensure, everyone’s compliance with court orders, regardless of their station in life, their power or their wealth, we shall allow the institutionalization of chaos and lawlessness.
I call upon all judges, advocates, human rights and social justice defenders, and, indeed, all citizens of Kenya, to join us as we take a stand against the culture of impunity, lawlessness and barbarism that is slowly creeping upon us.
As I prepare to embark on this journey, I demand that the Government of Kenya:
Immediately and unconditionally withdraws the red alerts that it has issued against Miguna Miguna and allows all airlines to fly Miguna Miguna to Kenya;
Publicly apologizes to Miguna Miguna and to all Kenyans for the violations of the constitution and for the contempt of court, and complies fully with all court orders including, but not limited to, those regarding reparations and costs;
Ensures that Miguna Miguna is not removed from the plane before or after it lands at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport;
Ensures that no security and immigration officers block Miguna Miguna’s entry at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, or at any other port of entry;
Complies with the notice that will be given to the Inspector General of Police not to interfere with, disrupt or threaten Kenyans who travel to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to receive Miguna Miguna, and ensures that everyone is accorded their full rights of assembly under Article 37 of the Constitution;
Ensures that Miguna Miguna’s rights are safeguarded, including his right to be issued with a valid Kenyan Passport, his right to free speech, association, assembly and travel, and to be safe from arbitrary arrest, detention, harassment, threats, intimidation and abuse; and
Ensures that the rights of all Kenyans who receive Miguna Miguna at the gates of the Supreme Court Building, where he will present a petition to the Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court upon arrival in Kenya, are respected.
The immediate purging of contempt of court orders and full compliance with all the foregoing decisions will enable Kenya and its government to be readmitted into the community of civilized nations.
Finally, I appeal to all Kenyans of goodwill and to our friends in other countries to support this cause because it is just. I will communicate the day of my departure and my itinerary in order to enable those who cannot accompany us physically to do so virtually.
I thank you.
Willy Mutunga Chief Justice & President of the Supreme Court, 2011-2016.
Deported Canada-based Kenyan scholar and lawyer Dr Miguna Miguna, who prefers to be called, General Miguna, has announced that he will return back to his motherland on the 11th of January 2022.
The ‘I am Not Boarding’ General was deported from the country last year after a mock-swearing in of Raila Odinga as the People’s President on 30th January 2018.
Yesterday, he took to Twitter to announce that he will be landing at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi on January 11th Next year.
My Flight to my Mother Land will land at the JKIA on January 11, 2020.
General Miguna was initially deported in February last year days after his arrest by Immigration Officers who later said that Miguna, a Kenyan by birth, was in Kenya illegally after allegedly renouncing his Kenyan citizenship while acquiring a Canadian passport.
In March 2018, General Miguna attempted to return to Kenya via JKIA. His attempts were futile as he was banished and shoved in the Fly Emirates planes after spending several hours at the JKIA-based detention facility.
In December 2018, the High Court ruled that Miguna is a Kenyan by birth and holding a Canadian passport does not deny him his birthright.
Justice Chacha Mwita, while delivering his ruling declared that the State violated Miguna Miguna’s rights by forcefully deporting him and awarded him Sh7.2 million.
David Ndii, a leading Kenyan Economist and public intellectual has slammed Dr Miguna Miguna, a Canada based Kenyan, Pan-African revolutionary intellectual, Lawyer, Writer who claims to be fighting for justice using words, facts, and truths on Twitter that he is a mouth assassin of Kenya’s most lethal deep State.
As I keep telling you, the viva viva rubbish twitter general is a deep state weapon of mass distraction. Pili pili usioila yakuashia nini? https://t.co/kdtW6oOXjD
David Ndii was responding to tweets that the self-declared revolutionary leaders Miguna Miguna had posted earlier in the day poking more holes into what transpired event by another until he was ejected from the country in front of His former people’s president Raila Odinga.
In 2017 David MWANGI Ndii called for SECESSION and PEOPLES ASSEMBLY and said that he had become a LUO; not a Kikuyu. Then he EMBRACED the BBI Handchieth in March 2018. He had opposed the NRMKe Resist Movement. Mwangi Ndii has no stand. Is a coward. And an opportunist. #RejectBBI
If David MWANGI Ndii believes in SECESSION, he should join the Mombasa Republican Council or start and lead a secessionist rebellion. If he believes in the People's Assembly, he should not have abandoned it. We have not abandoned the REVOLUTION. Mwangi Ndii has no backbone.
On responding to what the senior Economist had posted earlier about him, Dr. Miguna said that David Ndii, Raila Odinga, Jimmy Wanjigi and George Mboya went behind his back and snitched him to Kenya Police. According to Miguna, they gave Police evidence that saw him deported from Kenya to Canada.
These are the people who went behind my back and gave concocted in-camera evidence to the Kenya Police that I was organizing violent activities against the illegitimate Jubilee regime in Feb 2018: Raila Amollo Odinga, Jimmy Wanjigi, David Mwangi Ndii and George Mboya. #RejectBBI
Two days ago, Kenya Insights published an allegation that Dr Miguna Miguna, a Canada based Kenyan, Pan-African revolutionary intellectual, Lawyer, Writer who claims to be fighting for justice using words, facts and truths had tweeted that CS Fred Matiangi is an illegitimate son of Simeon Nyachae.
Last week, Miguna also started that Raila Junior and Winnie Odinga are not biological kids of the former Prime minister and now AU’s special envoy for infrastructure and Development Raila Odinga.
Both Junior Odinga and Winnie Odinga are the BIOLOGICAL children of JOE AGER whom Ida got when The People's Con-Man @RailaOdinga was in jail. It explains why Ager was the first person Raila appointed as Prime Minister and after the HandChieth. No more lies! #DespostsMustFall
And today, the now full-time Twitter critic of Kenyan Political rot, lies and dynasties has named a team that he alleges that is laying the ground for vast election rigging in the coming 2022 polls.
MAFIA RIGGING MACHINE
1. Head, Political Parties Registry – Ann Nderitu.
2. Head of ICT, IEBC – James Muhati.
3. NIS head – Philip Wachira.
4. Safaricom CEO – Peter Ndegwa.
5. BBI Secretariat heads – Martin Kimani & Paul Mwangi both of NIS.
Personally, I’m of an opinion that Miguna, having been the former personal advisor to the then Prime minister in the most chaotic polls ever in the recent Kenyan history, 2007/08, and 2017 kitchen cabinet of NASA, Miguna’s tweet carrundoubtedlyable facts.
Every election in Kenya have been mired with rigging allegation. Mr null and void, CJ Maraga is always ready to hear the Presidential election petitions and fail to issue tangible solutions afterwards. On the other side, Uhuru and Raila betrayed Miguna’s birthrights and freedom in his home and motherland and now he’s pouring secrets of the dynasties to the public.
Dr Miguna Miguna, a Canada based Kenyan, Pan-African revolutionary intellectual, Lawyer, Writer who claims to be fighting for justice using words, facts and truths has said that CS Fred Matiangi is an illegitimate son of Simeon Nyachae.
Fred Okengo Matiang'i is the ILLEGITIMATE son of Simeon Nyachae Nyandusi of Gusiiland, hence the fake love Despot Uhuru Kenyatta pretends to have for him. The umbilical cord that binds them is the old rotten KANU. https://t.co/zzA0AvWvZY
Miguna who last week started that Raila Junior and Winnie Odinga are not biological kids of the former Prime minister and now AU’s special envoy for infrastructure and Development Raila Odinga.
Both Junior Odinga and Winnie Odinga are the BIOLOGICAL children of JOE AGER whom Ida got when The People's Con-Man @RailaOdinga was in jail. It explains why Ager was the first person Raila appointed as Prime Minister and after the HandChieth. No more lies! #DespostsMustFall
Miguna slurred Raila after it emerged that Ida Odinga had sued the late Fidel Odinga’s wife Lwam Bekele over the control of a multibillion empire the late left behind.
This explains why The Con-Man @RailaOdinga does not care about Fide's widow Lwam Getachew Bekele or Fidel's son. Kenyans must say NO to Raila's conmanship both in his personal life and his fraudulent politics. We cannot allow one man's turbulent life to destroy that of millions.
Curious Kenyans who sought more info were face-punched with the motor-mouthed cusses and replies that Dr Miguna says are facts. Here are samples tweets and replies from the expose`
Nyachae's last wife is from Nyeri, small boy. What's the distance between Nyamira and Kisii? Think. Use that big head properly. Say Viva!#DespotsMustFall
I was the best history student at both Onjiko Secondary School and Njiiri's High School in Murang'a for 6 years straight, among other disciplines. I obtained CERTIFICATES of MERIT in Literature, History, English, Geography na kadhalika.#DespotsMustFall
Truth and integrity are far superior QUALITIES in leadership. A leader who conceals information about crime, wrongdoing and immoral behaviour from his citizens is a con-man. Secrecy breeds UNACCOUNTABLE and OPAQUE authoritarianism. Secrecy is only a quality in tyranny.
Self declared General Miguna Miguna yester evening breathed fire, this like most of the time, through his official Twitter account. Former senior personal advisor to the former premier Raila Odinga, General Miguna has claimed that the late Fidel, Winnie And Junior Odinga are not Raila’s biological children.
Fidel Odinga was the BIOLOGICAL SON of the late DAN OWINO. Raila married Ida when she was pregnant with Fidel. That is why Fidel's house was built outside Raila's Bondo home. And the reason he was NOT buried beside his own house or inside Raila's homestead. TRUTH SETS US FREE!
Both Junior Odinga and Winnie Odinga are the BIOLOGICAL children of JOE AGER whom Ida got when The People's Con-Man @RailaOdinga was in jail. It explains why Ager was the first person Raila appointed as Prime Minister and after the HandChieth. No more lies! #DespostsMustFall
Miguna, who was ejected from Kenya after swearing in Raila Odinga as the people’s president on the 30th Of January 2018, was responding to media reports of Raila’s family inheritance tussle.
According to Mama Ida, Lwam Bekele, the widow to Fidel, masterminded the death of his son. In statements to detectives captured in court documents, Ida says Lwam was behind the mysterious demise of Fidel, their firstborn who Miguna Miguna now claims otherwise, in January 2015.
Raila’s family became apprehensive when Lwam was granted the letter of administration of the Fidel Castro Odhiambo Odinga’s estate, which is speculated to be worth billions.
This prompted Ida and her daughter, Winnie, to file an objection to that, arguing that Lwam is a suspect in the death. They claim she vanished soon after Fidel was buried and investigations into the death were launched, then cut off communications.
Ida Odinga and her last born daughter, Winnie. The two have filed a case against the widow of Fidel Odinga.
On her defense on the case, Lwam, states that Ida has been making false and unkind remarks about her in connection to the sudden death of her husband.
This explains why The Con-Man @RailaOdinga does not care about Fide's widow Lwam Getachew Bekele or Fidel's son. Kenyans must say NO to Raila's conmanship both in his personal life and his fraudulent politics. We cannot allow one man's turbulent life to destroy that of millions.
However, Raila Odinga still enjoys the fact that he’s a political darling to many he didn’t have to bother and reply to Miguna Miguna. Kenyans on Twitter, who are loyal fans of RAO and others elected ODM leaders took to their accounts and savagely threw The Kenyan Revolutionary Federation General in RAO’s ‘boiler’.
Here are sampled tweets reaction to what Miguna Miguna had alleged.
Miguna Miguna, who suffers from delusional disorder ought to know that his manic abuses of Raila Odinga everyday only excites TangaTanga members .. Miguna who was nothing was given helping hand by Baba & when his employment ended, went back to nothing … Bure kabisa wazimu!
At least Raila took care of baby that wasn't his, if what you're saying is true. Some people(YOU) can't even take of their own kids. Do you even know where Atieno Miguna alias Tiana is? or what she sells to earn a living #miakhalifaAtieno
Family is every man's heart. ANYTHING that threatens another man's family is every man's enemy. Miguna's attacks on the family of Rt Hon Raila is unwarranted, immature, uncouth and shocking! A man with his own children should know better. Nothing justifies this kind of behavior.
Miguna is a fool,there are lows that you should never fall below,that was the lowest he could go
And there are people ululating whenever Miguna attacks the family of Raila,we all have issues and Raila is human too This fool of a general is too much!
