Inside A Kenyan Courtroom, A Deepening Political Crisis Is On Display
Close to midnight on Tuesday, attorney Miguna Miguna found himself on the tarmac of Nairobi's international airport. He had been driven there by Kenyan security forces after spending five days in different jail cells, without being able to talk to anyone.
Miguna Miguna, 55, is a constant government critic on Kenyan TV â dramatic, funny, caustic and instantly identifiable by the kofia hat he always wears. But since disputed presidential elections last fall, he's taken on a prominent role in the country's politics. Miguna publicly pushed the losing candidate, Raila Odinga, to declare himself president, despite threats from President Uhuru Kenyatta that they would be charged with treason.
When opposition leader Odinga , last week, Miguna stood by his side with a wide smile. When the government started arresting opposition figures and shut downfour television stations,the lawyer spoke defiantly at a press conference on Thursday. He ordered members of
