The two-decade-old, Tokyo Embassy Scandal is back to haunt Bungoma senator Moses Wetangula who is also accused of frauding royal family golds worth billion of money.
The Embassy Property Purchase Scandal is a scandal that resulted in the Kenyan Minister for Foreign AffairsMoses Wetangula leaving his post. Wetangula left his ministerial post on October 27, 2010, due to an ongoing investigation on his alleged involvement in the Kenyan Tokyo embassy scandal.
It was alleged that instead of accepting free property from the government of Japan for the embassy, 1.6 billion shillings was withheld from the sale of Kenyan property in Nigeria and used to buy a less suitable property.
They were charged with abuse of office in procuring the embassy and ambassador’s residence in Tokyo at a price of Sh1.4 billion, and for failing to involve the ministerial tender committee in approving the purchase.
The trio authorized the purchase of a building for an embassy and ambassador’s residence while “aware that a fair market price could have been obtained had proper procurement procedures been adhered to”, Kenya police documents said.
The deal was controversial in Kenya where the United Nations says around 45 percent of the population lives in poverty, and where graft and corruption are endemic.
Outgoing President Mwai Kibaki promised to crack down on corruption after he was elected in 2002 but no minister has been convicted of graft in Kenya.
Now Moses Wetangula is probed over the leaked telephone conversation and a representative of the Dubai royal family over the fake gold scandal that has hit the country.
"Moses Wetangula" Wetangula will now pay the ultimate price for defying the perennial loser ever since he absconded the mock swearing in. BAT and Tokyo scandal were swept under the carpet since he towed Babas line and was a loyal supporter. Let him borrow a leaf from Obado.
— Tijey (@Tijey5) May 18, 2019
In the audio, which is doing rounds on social media, a man is heard mentioning names of President Uhuru Kenyatta and Opposition leader Raila Odinga to assure a Dubai gold investor that their detained consignment would be released.
According to the DCI, his team is conducting a forensic trail touching on all mentioned suspected in and outside the country.
Several players are now calling for Moses Wetangula should step aside waiting for the cleared from the EACC.
Moses Wetangula has a rich history of corruption allegations.
1. 2010 -Tokyo embassy scandal
2. 2012 – sh800m sale of Turkana oil blocks by his law firm
3. 2015 – BAT bribe saga
4. 2019 – fake gold scamhttps://t.co/pCvm24iYB2— Tony Gitonga (@TonyMurega) May 19, 2019
@AMLiveNTV @debarlinea The fact of the matter, my Senator @Wetangulam Has been linked to several international scandals,just to mention a few..He has been linked to International Tobacco scandal, Tokyo Scandal and now Dubai Gold Scandal.He should clear his name, @Aaroncheruiyot pic.twitter.com/VurPtlu01m
— Dr.Kakai Kulabusia(Med Immunologist Specialist ) (@kulabusia) May 21, 2019