JKIA Drama as Somalia’s Deputy PM Deported to Mogadishu by Kenyan Authorities

Somalia’s Deputy Prime Minister Jibril Haji has been deported from Kenya after immigration officials at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) allegedly linked him to a fraudulently acquired Kenyan passport.

According to immigration authorities, Haji arrived at Terminal 2 of JKIA on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at around 4:00 p.m. aboard a Saacid Airlines flight from Mogadishu.

During immigration clearance, he presented a valid Somali diplomatic passport together with a valid Kenyan visa.

However, the officers became suspicious of the passport during the routine clearance process at JKIA, arguing that he was also carrying a Kenyan passport believed to have been fraudulently acquired, and requested him to surrender it.

Jibril Haji Deported Over Alleged Kenyan Passport

Jibril Haji acknowledged possessing the document but refused to hand it over, maintaining that he would only produce it before a court of law.

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Following the incident, the Deputy Prime Minister was escorted to the VIP Lounge at Terminal 2, where he was detained overnight as authorities investigated the matter.

According to the police report, he was later issued a ticket back to Mogadishu, the city from which he had travelled.

On Thursday, June 25, 2026, at 6:45 a.m., Haji was placed on Daallo Airlines Flight D3301 and deported to Mogadishu.

Taiwan Accuses Kenya of Deporting Delegation Delegates on China’s Behalf.

This development comes months later after Taiwan accused Kenya of deporting people from the island who planned to attend a global oceans conference in Mombasa and blamed Beijing for exerting pressure on the East African country.

Focus Taiwan, the English-language website of Taiwan’s Central News Agency, reported that two delegation members headed to the Our Ocean Conference were denied entry and detained by Kenyan immigration authorities.

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the scholars’ passports and mobile phones were confiscated as they were detained for more than 20 hours before being deported.

In a statement, the ministry condemned the acts of confiscating passports, mobile phones, and restricting personal and communication freedoms, adding that these actions violate human rights and international norms.

However, Kenya defended its decision to deport the Taiwan representatives with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing’oei saying his country’s foreign policy recognises only one China”.

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A photo of Jibril Haji, Somalia’s Deputy Prime Minister. Photo/ Jibril Haji/ FB