Kenyan Minister facing questions over land purchase in Tokyo
Kenya's financial minister is being questioned over a government purchase of a block of land in Tokyo to build a new Kenyan Embassy. The purchase price was 1.6 billion Yen (USD18 million) and the government is being accused by a Parliamentary Committee of not doing adequate research prior to purchase, resulting in paying too much for something in a "low end market area." Kenya's budget allows for the purchase of buildings, but not vacant land.