Principal Secretary State Department of Immigration, Border Control and Registration of Persons Maj Gen (Rtd) Dr Gordon Odemo Kihalangwa has finally revealed his side of the story regarding the saga involving the deportation of self-proclaimed NRM general Miguna Miguna.
Kihalangwa who was speaking at the InterContinental Hotel on Tuesday when he met the parliamentary security committee for questioning over the saga said Miguna and his team used propaganda to deny Kenyans the true side of the happenings at the JKIA.
"It is very unfortunate that the only photograph that was shown where Miguna was staying was the toilet but that is a self-contained room with a bed and mattress and beddings the only part that they thought was sensitive to be shown was the toilet and in any case you saw that was a very clean washroom," said Kihalangwa.
The PS further defended himself on the decision to deport Miguna saying he was just serving him as any other visitor who does not have proper travel documents.
"I want to comment on the issue of handling sensitive matters, honorable members if you ever travel and you misplace your documents and you have nothing to show at JKIA you will go back because that is what the law is all about, so it is not just a Miguna affair," he said.
Kihalangwa further revealed how he tried different efforts to help Miguna but was unsuccessful.
"We made all the efforts I had a chance to talk to advocate Havi and Khaminwa almost five times them asking me General what can we do to help Miguna, I advised them accordingly but for me to stay with an undocumented person I just had to use the efforts left to me," he added.
The PS further defended his stand on deporting the politician on the anchors of precedents.
"What then would have happened if we allowed Miguna to come back into this country without papers? We would have set a precedent that we would not have met internationally. The international community would have believed that someone can actually begin his journey from the air and enter this country for that matter then the country is seen as a risky place to visit," he added.