Kenyan court orders return of deported politician

The High Court in Kenya has ordered the government to facilitate the return of opposition politician, Miguna Miguna who was deported to Canada.

The Kenyan-born politician was deported to Canada where he also holds citizenship, after being held for days by the Police. 

Kenyan authorities say under the old Constitution, Kenyans cannot hold dual-citizenship meaning that Mr. Miguna's acquisition of a Canadian passport in 1988 cost him his Kenyan nationality. 

Under Article 17 of the Kenyan Constitution, a person born in Kenya can only have their citizenship revoked if it was acquired by fraud, if they or their parents were already citizens of another country, or if the person was older than eight years when they were found in Kenya. 

Mr. Miguna was arrested for his role in the mock swearing-in ceremony of opposition leader, Raila Odinga as the people's President. 

SOURCE: BBC NEWS
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