Miguna Heads To Uhuru Gardens After Landing At JKIA

Outspoken lawyer, Miguna Miguna, made his way to the Uhuru Gardens in Nairobi for the Mashujaa Day celebrations on Thursday, October 20, hours after landing at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).

The lawyer was accompanied by his security team as they streamed into the venue. 

Upon arrival, Miguna expressed his excitement at smelling fresh air in Kenya after being in exile for 1,716 days following his deportation in 2018.

Miguna Miguna after landing at JKIA on October 20, 2022. /TWITTER 

"I’m feeling exhilarated. I can at least now smell the freshness of Kenyan oxygen and freedom. This I what we wanted and this is what we got," he said.

After attending the celebrations, he will grace a garden party at State House, Nairobi from 6 pm.

Miguna earlier on revealed to the media that he was pleased by the efforts of all the parties who had pushed hard for his homecoming.

"I am very grateful for the warm welcome you have given me and I'm extremely happy to be back home. I extend my gratitude to all Kenyans who have stood with me, who stood with the bill of rights in the constitution, the cost of justice, the dictates of democracy, and rule of law. 

"I would like to extend my gratitude to the Judiciary who stood firm on the side of the rule of law," he said while being flanked by his entourage and supporters.

He also praised Kenyans for exercising their rights on the August 9, elections and voting for the Kenya Kwanza administration to lead the country for the next five years. 

"I must extend my gratitude to Kenyans who voted for the Kenya Kwanza government because that is central for me, without this administration, I would not be back home."

"I thank the president, his deputy, his administration, and everybody else who has worked tirelessly to make sure that my rights are protected."

He noted that Kenyans' rights deserve to be protected as enshrined in the Kenyan constitution and that no one should ever have to go through what he went through.

"What has happened to me, should never happen to anyone else. A Kenyan-born citizen cannot be discarded or removed forcefully and vanished in a foreign land," he added.

Miguna arrived on board a Kenya Airways (KQ) flight from Dubai, where he was captured before boarding the flight.

Outspoken lawyer Miguna Miguna (left) speaks to Frankline Mondo Mugisha at the Dubai International Airport - hours before their flight to Nairobi on Wednesday, October 20, 2022. /TWITTER.MIGUNA MIGUNA