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Magistrate in Tokyo embassy case quits over 'unfair Tobiko’s comment'

A magistrate has disqualified herself from the Sh1.7 billion criminal case facing former Permanent Secretary Thuita Mwangi and two senior government officials over the purchase of Kenyan embassy in Tokyo, Japan.

Doreen Mulekyo yesterday said she could not continue hearing the case and urged Milimani Anti-Corruption Chief Magistrate Kennedy Bidali to reallocate the file before another magistrate.

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