Miguna Miguna Vows To Vote For William Ruto Again: "I Don't Regret It"

• Outspoken lawyer Miguna Miguna defended voting for William Ruto in the past election, stating that Raila Odinga betrayed him
• Miguna accused Raila of conspiring with ex-president Uhuru Kenyatta to torture, detain, and forcefully take him to exile
• He also stated that the Azimio leader urged the previous administration to block his return to the country after being deported twice

Nancy Odindo, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings more than three years of experience covering politics, news, and feature stories across digital and print media in Kenya.

Lawyer Miguna Miguna has cautioned Kenyans against questioning his choice of voting for President William Ruto instead of the opposition leader, Raila Odinga, whom he swore in as people's president after the 2017 elections.

What ruined Miguna's relationship with Raila?

Miguna's political woes and diminishing love for the longstanding opposition leader began when he swore in Raila as the people's president at Uhuru Park in January 2018.

The lawyer made a sound argument that Raila supported ex-president Uhuru Kenyatta during his abduction, torture, and illegal detention before being forced to leave the country.

"Some Kenyans keep harassing me for having voted for William Ruto. Did they expect me to vote for Raila Odinga, who conspired with Uhuru Kenyatta to abduct me from my home, destroy my home, illegally detain, torture, sedate, and force me out of my motherland? I don’t regret it. I’d do it again," he stated.

He added:

"Why would I have voted for the person who supported these violations and urged Uhuru to block me from returning to Kenya?"

He, however, noted that he would continue condemning the purported atrocities committed by Ruto's government.

"No. I will never support Raila. That doesn’t mean I will turn a blind eye to any violations committed by William Ruto, and I haven’t," he said.

Ruto has delayed my justice, says Miguna

Miguna was deported twice in 2018 by the Jubilee government after being held incommunicado for several days.

He returned to the country in 2022, weeks after Ruto took power.

The combative lawyer alleged that the head of state apologised to him for the torture the previous regime subjected him to and promised to withdraw all the cases levelled against him.

However, a year after his return, the self-proclaimed NRM general stated that Ruto was yet to fulfil the promise.

"In January, President William Ruto apologised to me for the barbaric torture, forced exile, and horrendous treatment the government that he served as DP subjected me to. He promised to have all the cases relating to those abuses resolved. 12 months later, I’m still waiting," said Miguna.