Miguna to appear on Citizen TV in response to Matiang’i’s presidential candidature remarks
Kenyan lawyer and political commentator Miguna Miguna will be on Citizen TV within the next 7 days after the station responded to his formal request for a right of reply. The interview is a rejoinder to former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i who appeared on the same platform recently.
Miguna submitted the request on Wednesday July 2, saying Matiang’i who has declared his interest to contest in 2027 presidential election was not asked tough questions on the issues he presided over between 2013 and 2022.
In a statement, Miguna said: “Because Citizen TV gave Fred Okeng’o Matiang’i an exclusive platform to lie about all the atrocities he presided over between 2013 and 2022 with hardly any challenges by Sam Gituku, I request an opportunity for an exclusive interview as a rejoinder because I was one of his victims.”
Miguna who is based in Ontario, Canada requested for a live and remote interview. Hours after submitting the request, he shared the confirmation from Royal Media Services Editorial Director Linus Kaikai. In the message, Kaikai said: “Wachira [Waruru] and I have received your request for an interview on Citizen TV. We are delighted to confirm that you will be availed the interview opportunity within the next 7 days. See you live on Citizen TV!”
The feud between Miguna and Matiang’i started early 2018 after Miguna was involved in the symbolic swearing in of opposition leader Raila Odinga as the “People’s President” on January 30, 2018 at Uhuru Park. After that, the Jubilee administration—then led by President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto—launched a crackdown on those involved. Miguna was arrested on February 2, 2018 and charged with treason.At the time Matiang’i was Interior CS, he said Miguna was not a Kenyan citizen because he had lost his citizenship when he acquired Canadian citizenship in 1988 before the 2010 Constitution that allows dual citizenship. The government claimed Miguna had not re-registered his Kenyan citizenship as required under the new law.
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Miguna rejected the claims saying he was a Kenyan citizen by birth and had never renounced his nationality. Despite multiple court orders for his release and to appear in court, Miguna was forcibly deported to Canada in February 2018 under duress. A subsequent attempt to return in March 2018 ended in a standoff at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and another deportation to Dubai.
The Citizen TV interview will revisit these events in light of Matiang’i’s recent remarks and the growing interest in the 2027 election.
Miguna to appear on Citizen TV in response to Matiang’i’s presidential candidature remarks
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By Ronhez
