FILE PHOTO: Kenyan opposition National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition lead lawyer James Orengo speaks during a news conference outside the Supreme Court in Nairobi, Kenya, October 25, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya prevented two opposition activists from travelling abroad because it had not been formally sent a court order reinstating their passports, immigration authorities said on Tuesday.
The government suspended the passports of senator James Orengo and financier Jimi Wanjigi, who both support opposition leader Raila Odinga. The grounds for the suspension were not clear and the Interior Ministry did not respond to a request for comment.
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