Wiper Democratic Movement (WDM) Deputy Party Leader Farah Maalim has condemned opposition's National Resistance Movement (NRM) leader Miguna Miguna's ongoing woes.
The self-proclaimed NRM General was on Monday barred from entering the nation from Canada where he had been deported to, and is currently being held at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) over a travelling documents row.
Speaking on Radio Maisha on Tuesday, however, Maalim bashed the state for what he termed as political witch-hunt against the vocal barrister.
He claimed that the government is using the harassment to get back to Miguna who has since opposed and refused to acknowledge the Jubilee leadership.
''This has now turned to a political fight, but whichever way you look at it, Miguna has a right to access the country because he is a Kenyan by birth,'' said the former Lagdera lawmaker.
''You cannot deny a person who was born in Kenya and has his roots here entry for whatever reason,'' he added.
Miguna has since turned down the Immigration department's order to surrender his travelling papers, with his lawyers attempts to intervene proving futile.
Opposition's National Super Alliance (NASA) leader Raila Odinga's trials to salvage him have also hit the wall, with the department maintaining that he will only be released upon surrendering the papers.
He had been away since February.