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February 27, 2026
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Zimbabwean lawyer Brian Kagoro detained, deported on arrival in Nairobi

Zimbabwean lawyer Brian Kagoro detained, deported on arrival in Nairobi

The Open Society Foundations has commended what they term as mistreatment through arbitrary detention by the Kenyan authorities of their managing director of Programs, Brian Kagoro...

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Kenyan authorities detained and deported Zimbabwean lawyer Brian Kagoro, Managing Director of Programs for Open Society Foundations, upon his arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi.

  • Kagoro was detained for over 10 hours and later deported to Johannesburg without formal charges or written reasons.
  • The deportation order cited Section 54 of the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act of 2011, related to documentation offences.
  • Open Society Foundations condemned the treatment, distancing Kagoro from allegations of sponsoring political unrest and asserting his respected status as a constitutional lawyer and Pan-Africanist.

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