Open in app Sign up Sign in Write Sign up Sign in ![\\"\\"](\\" # FALSE: Miguna Miguna is not back in Kenya ![\\"PesaCheck\\"](\\" ![\\"PesaCheck\\"](\\" PesaCheck · Follow Published in PesaCheck · 3 min read · Jan 31, 2019 \-- Listen Share ![\\"\\"](\\" An article published by Afrikan Daily claiming that lawyer Miguna Miguna has landed back in Kenya after being deported in March 2018 is FALSE. The story was published on 24 January, with the headline, “Miguna Miguna lands back in Kenya after being deported by the government”. Miguna Miguna who has dual Kenyan and Canadian citizenship of Kenya and Canada was deported to Canada in March 2018 after spending 72 hours at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, where he had been denied entry into the country by authorities. Miguna was first deported in January following a protracted legal battle over whether he had renounced his Kenyan citizenship when he became a Canadian citizen. Miguna Miguna’s troubles with the state began after the mock swearing of Raila Odinga as the people’s president after Mr Odinga withdrew his candidacy from the repeat presidential elections, citing electoral malpractices. Mr Miguna Miguna had presided over the swearing-in that was conducted at Uhuru Park in Nairobi. In December 2018,the high court of Kenya awarded Miguna Miguna KES 7 million for damages, and directed the Immigration Department to issue and reinstate his passport. He has however not been allowed back in the country, and on 26 January, Mr Miguna announced in a tweet that he had launched a book in Toronto, where he has been since his deportation. PesaCheck has looked into the claim that lawyer Miguna had landed back in Kenya after his deportation by the government and finds it to be FALSE. This post is part of an ongoing series of PesaCheck fact-checks examining content marked as _potential misinformation_ on Facebook and other social media platforms. By partnering with Facebook and similar social media platforms, third-party fact-checking organisations like PesaCheck are helping to sort fact from fiction. We do this by giving the public deeper insight and context to posts they see in their social media feeds. Have you spotted what you think is fake news or false information on Facebook? Here’s how you can report. And, here’s more information on PesaCheck’s methodology for fact-checking questionable content. ![\\"\\"](\\" This fact-check was written by PesaCheck researcher _Iqra Salah_, was edited by PesaCheck project manager for editorial and verification initiatives _Stellar Murumba_, and was approved for publication by PesaCheck managing editor _Eric Mugendi_. ![\\"\\"](\\" PesaCheck is East Africa’s first public finance fact-checking initiative. It was co-founded by _Catherine Gicheru_ and _Justin Arenstein_, and is being incubated by the continent’s largest civic technology and data journalism accelerator: _Code for Africa_. It seeks to help the public separate fact from fiction in public pronouncements about the numbers that shape our world, with a special emphasis on pronouncements about public finances that shape government’s delivery of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) public services, such as healthcare, rural development and access to water / sanitation. _PesaCheck_also tests the accuracy of media reportage. To find out more about the project, visit _pesacheck.org_ _._ ![\\"\\"](\\" Follow Us ![\\"\\"](\\" Like Us ![\\"\\"](\\" Email Us PesaCheck is a joint initiative of _Code for Africa_, through its _innovateAFRICA fund_, with additional funding support from the _International Budget Partnership (Kenya)_ and _Twaweza_, in partnership with a coalition of local media organisations, and the _International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)_. ![](\\" ## Sign up to discover human stories that deepen your understanding of the world. ## Free Distraction-free reading. No ads. Organize your knowledge with lists and highlights. Tell your story. Find your audience. Sign up for free ## Membership Read member-only stories Support writers you read most Earn money for your writing Listen to audio narrations Read offline with the Medium app Try for $5/month Facebook Kenya Fake News Misinformation Fact Checking \-- \-- ![\\"PesaCheck\\"](\\" ![\\"PesaCheck\\"](\\" Follow ## Written by PesaCheck 5.8K Followers ·Editor for PesaCheck Are they lying? Kenya’s 1st fact-checking initiative verifies statements by public figures. A @Code4Kenya and @IBP_Kenya initiative, supported by @Code4Africa. Follow Help Status About Careers Press Blog Privacy Terms Text to speech Teams
Miguna Miguna lands back in Kenya after being deported