Lotta, the Swedish girlfriend of Mr. John Masumbuko, has told KSB that she has began a process to deport Masumbuko to Kenya. In an exclusive report, she said that she has officially divorced Masumbuko and that what remains now is for the Swedish authorities to begin the process of deporting the Kenyan back home on grounds that his marriage on which his residence status hinged has collapsed.
It is not yet clear what will happen because, according to our sources, Masumbuko already has a temporary residence permit. According to the Swedish law, a child has the right of access to a father and it will be interesting to see how the case will end.
Masumbuko applied for a residence Permit before his asylum application was dismissed and, according to Norman Kassey, a refugee lawyer who spoke to KSB, it is not automatic that Masumbuko will be deported to Kenya.
“If he applied for a Residence Permit on grounds of family connections after his asylum application was dismissed, then he could easily be deported to Kenya”, the lawyer told KSB on telephone.
According to the lawyer, Masumbuko may have had to return to Kenya to wait for his residence Permit even if his wife was pregnant but that this rule is only applicable if the applicant submitted the application while in the underground. Attempts to reach Masumbuko for comment were fruitless.
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I cant get this? KSB do your homework…how can they get divorced so quick…was this problem more than six months …cuz in Swedish law divorce is not granted right away.
KSB: Many of our key agents are on holiday. They resume next week, time when they can take up the issue.