the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was one of three senior officials charged on February 28, 2013, with abuse of office in a corruption scandal. Mwangi was arrested in connection with the case and released after having paid KES 2m bail, as reported on March 1, 2013. The suspects pleaded not guilty. The case involved buying Kenyan embassy building in Tokyo, Japan, in 2009 at an inflated price and in violation of procurement proceedings. Mwangi and his accomplices allegedly unlawfully approved purchase of the building at JPY 1.75bn. They also reportedly conferred upon themselves JPY 318.7m, which matched the sum by which the propertys price was inflated.