Swiss lawyer explains involvement in Anglo Leasing case

A Swiss-based lawyer, Dr. Marc Henzelin, on the subject of the controversial Anglo Leasing case

He said that the Attorney General would have been able to obtain mutual legal badistance (MLA) from Switzerland directly that it would have taken

Lawyer Duncan Okubasu said that his appointment to the Kenyan government was questionable because he was not hired through a competitive process. Dr. Henzelin said he had sought a power of attorney from the AG after he had received the power of attorney from Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission Director, Justice Aaron Ringera, had been disputed.

The High Court had ruled that KACC did not have the mandate to issue a power of attorney. Lawyer Okubasu took Dr. Henzelin to the Geneva Bar Association, and argued the power of attorney he had been illegitimate.

Dr. Henzelin countered that his law firm, Lalive, which has over 90 lawyers, was appointed Because he was already attending the Swiss courts

Dr Henzelin was testifying in a following where businessmen Deepak Kamani, Rashmi Kamani and Shamanlal Kamani, form Permanent Secretaries Joseph Magari (Finance), Dave Mwangi (Provincial Administration), and David Onyonka (former head of debt management at the Treasury) have been involved in the corruption of the multi-billion-shilling Anglo-Leasing contract in 2003