By Ugandan academic and political activist Dr. Stella Nyanzi has been blocked from re-entering Germany by an official from the German International Liaison Office (ILO) in Nairobi.
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Nyanzi, who had traveled to Nairobi, was scheduled to board an Etihad Airways flight back to Germany via Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. However, she says she was denied boarding after the German official, identified only as Constantine, declared her documents insufficient and questioned her refugee status despite her showing both expired and valid identification.
According to a statement shared on her social media, Dr. Nyanzi said Constantine told her she was “not a refugee in Germany,” even after she presented documentation from Germany’s Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), which affirms her refugee status and her residence in Munich.
“Constantine has declared that I am NOT a refugee in Germany… even when I showed him the positive decision of BAMF,” she wrote. “I must reapply for re-entry back into Germany. These Germans! Jeez…”
Dr. Nyanzi, who is well-known for her outspoken activism against oppression in Uganda, has lived in exile in Germany in recent years. She stated that her three children are currently waiting for her in Munich and that the incident has left her stranded in Nairobi with limited options.
“I already checked out of my BnB. I have Saturday and Sunday to burn in Nairobi as I try to find my way to the German embassy where this Constantine works,” she lamented. “Sometimes I hate the dehumanization of being a refugee dependent on other humans to decide about whether I can go to my home or not!”
Nyanzi’s experience has reignited debate on the treatment of refugees and asylum seekers in Europe, especially those from politically sensitive backgrounds. As of now, the German authorities have not officially responded to her claims.
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Dr. Nyanzi previously sought asylum in Germany citing political persecution in Uganda, where she was repeatedly arrested for her critical stance against President Yoweri Museveni’s regime.
Her supporters are now calling on Germany’s Federal Foreign Office and human rights organizations to urgently intervene and ensure that her refugee rights are respected.
