John Mulwa, a Kenyan-born chef who is facing deportation from Canada has gotten temporary leaway to remain the country. Mulwa was set to be deported from Canada on January 28 but will now be able to stay longer in the country.

Speaking to a Canadian TV station, CHCH-TV, on Tuesday, January 31, Hamilton Member of Parliament (MP) Mathew Green confirmed that Mulwa’s deportation was revoked and will be extended for another 18 months.

His attorney Joshua Makori also confirmed that the Kenyan national credited for introducing managu and kunde dishes in Canada will be allowed to live and work in Canada until his application is completed.

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“We did submit an application for him to become a permanent resident under what you call the humanitarian and compassionate application process … the minister may have given him this extension so that the application will be submitted to be completed,” Makori told 900 CHML’s the Scott Radley show.

Mulwa arrived in Canada as a refugee in 2014, leaving behind his family and a three-month-old daughter, and has been living in Hamilton, Ontario, for the past eight years.

He was initially granted protected person refugee status over a claim his life was in danger.

Mulwa claims some of his family members have been killed over land disputes, and it will not be safe for him to return.

“The people who are threatening me and my family are definitely going to come for me,” he said in a past interview.

His lawyer said Mulwa’s issues surround substantiating claims that he is running from violence.

“Which is a challenge because if you are running away, for example like John who is running away from Kenya, it would be a challenge for to be able to get evidence from that country,” he said.