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Miguna foils deportation attempt after 9-hour JKIA standoff

Lawyer Miguna Miguna at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport: He refused to be deported to Dubai and would not apply for a Kenyan visa.

 Opposition politician lawyer Miguna Miguna spent Monday night at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) he refused to be deported by the state to Dubai.

Not even policemen could force the lawyer into the plane as he noisly resisted being bundled into the Emirate flight forcing the pilot to take off without him. Pilots have the right to refuse taking off with passengers they deem to be hostile aboard.

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