The head of the African Centres for Disease Control (CDC), Ahmed Ogwell Ouma has decried what he called unwarranted mistreatment of him by airport officials in Frankfurt, Germany on his way to attend a World Health Summit in Berlin.
Dr. Ogwell who has since returned to Kenya claimed the immigration officers on duty assumed he was going to stay in Germany beyond the duration specified on his visa and therefore prevented him from entering the country.
The CDC official said he was with an invitation to attend the Berlin summit which began on Sunday wraps up on Tuesday.
In a tweet shortly after arriving in Nairobi on Monday, Dr Ogwell complained that “a visa often means little when you are carrying an African passport – regular or diplomatic”.
He said home in Africa remains his best refuge and enjoined the continent’s 1.5 billion citizens to take care of her.
Meanwhile Frankfurt airport has apologised for over the incident, saying as an international airport ”we welcome all passengers and do not tolerate any form of discrimination or racism”.
The airport authorities in Frankfurt requested for Dr Ogwell to provide them with details about his alleged mistreament suggesting they may open an investigation.
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