Miguna\u2019s position was supported by former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga and other lawyers who argued that arguments laid by the State Law Office in court that he needs to re-apply for citizenship were made and lost.<\/p>\n
By CAROLYNE TANUI<\/p>\n
NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 29 \u2013 Exiled lawyer Miguna Miguna has dismissed the notion that he forfeited his citizenship and has to re-apply in order to vie for Nairobi gubernatorial by-elections set for February 18.<\/p>\n
Miguna was responding to former presidential candidate and besieged Thirdway Alliance leader Ekuru Aukot who argued that he should first reclaim his citizenship by making an application before seeking Nairobi governorship.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs you know, I have always supported you. But I also want you to do things the right way like just regularising your citizen status. As lawyers, we must fear and respect the law. We can\u2019t liberate a country when we don\u2019t respect the law,\u201d Aukot tweeted in Miguna in a thread revolving around his citizenship status.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou and I know the law. It\u2019s really simple: go back and read s.12 of the old constitution. You lost your citizenship once you acquired Canadian citizenship. We cured that in Art. 14 of COK 2010. You have refused to just follow the law. You\u2019re unnecessarily belligerent,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Miguna\u2019s position was supported by former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga and other lawyers who argued that arguments laid by the State Law Office in court that he needs to re-apply for citizenship were made and lost.<\/p>\n