A Turkish national detained on Saturday on arrival in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, is scheduled to appear in court on Monday.

Harun Aydin was seized by immigration officials after he returned from a private trip to neighbouring Uganda. The reason for his arrest is not yet clear.

Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto was meant to be part of the trip on a chartered plane last Monday, but was barred from leaving the country at the last minute.

Mr Ruto told a local television station that he was blocked from travelling because he lacked clearance for the trip. He said it was the first time such a clearance was asked in his nine years as deputy president.

He later tweeted that Mr Aydin's arrest was a "tragedy of political pettiness".

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President Uhuru Kenyatta has sidelined his deputy president since March 2018 when he started working with opposition politician Raila Odinga.