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| A Kenyan opposition politician has alleged he was beaten, held down and injected “with noxious substances” by officials before being deported unconscious from Nairobi airport to Dubai on Thursday. | A Kenyan opposition politician has alleged he was beaten, held down and injected “with noxious substances” by officials before being deported unconscious from Nairobi airport to Dubai on Thursday. |
| Miguna Miguna said he had attempted to enter Kenya on Monday but was detained in an airport toilet for more than a day before being assaulted by more than 50 “thugs”, led by a police officer who ignored a court order for his release. In a Facebook post he said he woke up many hours later on a plane at Dubai airport. | Miguna Miguna said he had attempted to enter Kenya on Monday but was detained in an airport toilet for more than a day before being assaulted by more than 50 “thugs”, led by a police officer who ignored a court order for his release. In a Facebook post he said he woke up many hours later on a plane at Dubai airport. |
| Kenya has been hit by prolonged political turmoil that has slowed growth and threatens to tip the emerging east African economy into chaos. | Kenya has been hit by prolonged political turmoil that has slowed growth and threatens to tip the emerging east African economy into chaos. |
| In November, Uhuru Kenyatta won another five-year term as president in an election rerun triggered when the supreme court annulled the result of an August election because of irregularities. | In November, Uhuru Kenyatta won another five-year term as president in an election rerun triggered when the supreme court annulled the result of an August election because of irregularities. |
| Kenyatta won the rerun with 98% of the vote, but turnout was only 39% after the opposition boycotted the poll, saying it was neither free nor fair. | Kenyatta won the rerun with 98% of the vote, but turnout was only 39% after the opposition boycotted the poll, saying it was neither free nor fair. |
| Around 100 people have been killed in political violence, mainly in clashes between opposition supporters and security forces. | Around 100 people have been killed in political violence, mainly in clashes between opposition supporters and security forces. |
| Recent months have seen intensifying confrontations between authorities and the judiciary. | Recent months have seen intensifying confrontations between authorities and the judiciary. |
| Miguna was arrested in February after participating in a mock swearing-in ceremony for the opposition leader, Raila Odinga, which was attended by thousands of people. | Miguna was arrested in February after participating in a mock swearing-in ceremony for the opposition leader, Raila Odinga, which was attended by thousands of people. |
| Government lawyers called the ceremony an act of treason. Miguna was deported shortly afterwards, despite court orders for his release. He has continued his defiance from abroad. | Government lawyers called the ceremony an act of treason. Miguna was deported shortly afterwards, despite court orders for his release. He has continued his defiance from abroad. |
| His new attempt to enter Kenya came just two weeks after a surprise meeting between Odinga and Kenyatta, who announced a new initiative to heal increasingly bitter divisions in the country. | His new attempt to enter Kenya came just two weeks after a surprise meeting between Odinga and Kenyatta, who announced a new initiative to heal increasingly bitter divisions in the country. |
| Officials have said Miguna is not a Kenyan citizen after failing to correctly complete paperwork when he became a Canadian citizen some years ago. | |
| The deportation followed a bizarre sequence of events at Nairobi’s international airport, during which Miguna posted from what he called the “Toilet at Terminal 2” saying he had been detained in the “filthy” facilities. | The deportation followed a bizarre sequence of events at Nairobi’s international airport, during which Miguna posted from what he called the “Toilet at Terminal 2” saying he had been detained in the “filthy” facilities. |
| On Thursday a high court judge fined Kenya’s interior minister, national police chief and permanent secretary for immigration after finding them in contempt of court for defying an order to release Miguna. | |
| After his first deportation last month, a court later ordered that Miguna’s Kenyan passport be restored and that he be allowed to return. | After his first deportation last month, a court later ordered that Miguna’s Kenyan passport be restored and that he be allowed to return. |
| However, when Miguna arrived on Monday at Jomo Kenyatta international airport, plainclothes officers tried to hustle him on to an outbound plane, witnesses said. That failed when he protested. | However, when Miguna arrived on Monday at Jomo Kenyatta international airport, plainclothes officers tried to hustle him on to an outbound plane, witnesses said. That failed when he protested. |
| On Thursday he called for international support. | On Thursday he called for international support. |
| He wrote that he was refusing to leave the international section of Dubai airport and insisted he must return to Kenya. | He wrote that he was refusing to leave the international section of Dubai airport and insisted he must return to Kenya. |
| “I will and must return to Kenya as a Kenyan citizen by birth as various courts have ordered,” he said. | “I will and must return to Kenya as a Kenyan citizen by birth as various courts have ordered,” he said. |
| “I woke up here in Dubai and I have nothing. I need the international community and everyone on this case … I’m not going to agree to board anything, because this is against my will. I’m sick I can’t even walk,” Miguna was quoted as saying by The Nation, a Kenyan newspaper. | “I woke up here in Dubai and I have nothing. I need the international community and everyone on this case … I’m not going to agree to board anything, because this is against my will. I’m sick I can’t even walk,” Miguna was quoted as saying by The Nation, a Kenyan newspaper. |
| There was no immediate response from Kenyan authorities to Miguna’s claims, though Kenya’s immigration department retweeted a post calling on the public to ignore a rumour that Miguna had been sedated or drugged. | |
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