{
  "id": 10639294,
  "title": "Court orders return of Kenyan passport seized from EALA MP with dual citizenship",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/court-orders-return-of-kenyan-passport-seized-from-eala-mp-with-dual",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T07:43:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KahawaTungu",
    "slug": "kahawatungu",
    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/court-orders-return-of-kenyan-passport-seized-from-eala-mp-with-dual-citizenship/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The High Court in Nairobi has ordered the immediate return of a Kenyan passport belonging to Abdirahman Bashir Shariff, a Member of Parliament at the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) with dual citizenship. Shariff claims he was denied entry into Kenya and forcibly removed from the immigration hall at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on August 14, 2026. Justice David Mburu has directed the respondents to release Shariff's passport, currently held by the State, within 24 hours of receiving the order. Shariff argues that he is a Kenyan citizen by birth and that the State had no legal authority to prevent him from returning to the country. He alleges that he was questioned extensively over his Somali citizenship, told he had obtained his Kenyan passport fraudulently, and that officials refused to accept his declaration of dual citizenship. Shariff also claims that he was not given prior notice, a hearing, or the opportunity to respond to the allegations against him. The court has not yet ruled on the constitutional issues raised in Shariff's petition or the allegations of unlawful detention and passport seizure.",
  "summary": "The High Court in Nairobi ordered the release and return of a Kenyan passport belonging to a Member of Parliament at the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), Abdirahman Bashir Shariff, who claims he was denied entry into Kenya and returned to Somalia after arriving at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). Justice David Mburu directed the [...] The post Court orders return of Kenyan…",
  "key_points": [
    "High Court orders return of Shariff's passport.",
    "Shariff claims dual citizenship and unlawful detention.",
    "Case pending on constitutional issues and allegations."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}