Lawyer Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba (PLO) was on Saturday deported by the Zambian government.
PLO Lumumba as he is popularly known was denied entry into Zambia due to security considerations.
“Government through immigration department has denied entry into Zambia of Prof. Patrick Lumumba, a Kenyan national due to security considerations. Immigration is a security wing working with agencies within and beyond Zambia,” Chief Government Spokesperson Dora Siliya tweeted.
Lumumba was scheduled to deliver a public lecturer on China-Africa relations at Eden University dubbed “Africa in the age of China influence and global geo-dynamics.”
Govt thru immigration dept has denied entry into Zambia of Prof. Patrick Lumumba, a Kenyan national due to security considerations.
Immigration is a security wing working with agencies within and beyond Zambia.— Dora Siliya-PhD (@Dora_Siliya) September 29, 2018
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