Miguna leaves Dubai for Canada

Police escort Miguna from Dubai Airport to Toronto

Lawyer Miguna Miguna with Sheikh Khalid at Dubai International Airport. [Courtesy] By Hillary Orinde

Deported lawyer Miguna Miguna has left Dubai International Airport for Toronto, Canada after he produced his Canadian passport, sources close to him have revealed. Miguna had earlier maintained he had no travel documents with him after he lost them during the three-day impasse at JKIA.
ALSO READ: Losers and winners in last week's JKIA drama The fiery lawyer left UAE aboard a
Canadian Air Flight No. AC 057 that left the airport a few minutes to midnight on April 1.
The plane touched down at Toronto Pearson International Airport at 12.15pm on Monday after a 13-hour-and-25-minute flight. Initial reports indicate that he was escorted by United Arab Emirates (UAE) police. Taken ill Avoid fake news! Subscribe to the Standard SMS service and receive factual, verified breaking news as it happens.
Text the word 'NEWS' to 22840 Miguna was taken ill when arrived in Dubai and was admitted at the Sheikh Rashid Hospital. He claimed his body, especially his ribs, were hurting after being drugged, assaulted and dragged to the flight during his deportation. In a statement on Saturday, he said he needed urgent medical attention, calling on his supporters to liberate him from Dubai and facilitate his return to Kenya.
 “The illegitimate tyrants in Nairobi injected poison, disease causing agents and other fatally debilitating chemicals in my body,” he said.
ALSO READ: Court orders are not suggestions On Sunday, he tweeted that he was receiving proper medical attention from the UAE government. Finally, the professional and humane side of the United Arab Emirates exhibits itself. A senior government official, Sheikh Khalid, is escorting me to go get proper medical tests and treatment arising from...