Kenyan government loses bid to summon 8 Japanese in Sh1.7 billion scandal

Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko

The Government has lost its bid to have eight Japanese summoned to testify against former Permanent Secretary Thuita Mwangi over the controversial purchase of Kenya embassy property in Tokyo, Japan, for which taxpayers reportedly lost Sh1.7 billion.

Chief Magistrate Doreen Mulekyo said the court lacks the necessary jurisdiction to issue such communication to the Japanese. The Kenyan court, she said, is not mandated to issue the communication to a court of competent jurisdiction in Japan.