An Ethiopian businessman is fighting to remain in the country after Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i ordered for his deportation.
Mr Abdulahi Said Salad, who is allegedly living in the country unlawfully, has now gone back to the corridors of Justice seeking reversal of the decision to send him back to his motherland.
Through advocate Esther Mwikali, the man wants the process reviewed to accord him justice he claims he deserves.
Matiang’i had put the man on an immigration watch-list before ordering for his deportation, a move he feels is against his rights.
Salad, who claims to have lived in Kenya for 27 years, now wants the decision reversed so that he can freely travel to India to seek treatment and then travel back into the country.
In December last year, Justice Mativo had rejected the foreigner’s request to remain in the country as he failed to mention the Attorney-General (AG) among the respondents.
“I find glaring omissions and gaps in the ex-parte applicant’s case which raises more questions,” read Justice Mativo’s ruling in part, as quoted by Daily Nation.
Salad, who is reportedly married to two wives, was faulted by the court for not adhering to the state’s legal framework when presenting his case.
He was told that the AG is the government’s legal adviser and a case against the state must involve his office in one way or another.