Maina Kiai briefly stopped at JKIA as officials demand clearance to travel

Maina Kiai was on his way to Amsterdam when immigration officials demanded his clearance to leave the country. Photo: David Njaaga, Standard

Human rights activist Maina Kiai was Sunday morning stopped at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport by immigration officials who were demanding for his clearance to travel.

It took the intervention of Director of Iimmigration Services Maj-Gen Gordon Kihalangwa to have Kiai cleared to proceed with his trip to Amsterdam.