Deepak supported the application through an affidavit alleging that the request was punishment for refusing to bribe the Swiss ambassador to Kenya.
He stated that before the request was made, the ambassador, Jacques Pitteloud, met him and demanded US$55 million (Sh4.5 billion) to the Swiss government as settlements for the contracts his companies entered with the government.
“I told Pitteloud that I could not afford the amount and even if I could afford I would not part with any money since I had done nothing wrong. It appears the request was a fulfilment of his promise to expect a rough time for failing to cooperate,” Kamani said in his affidavit.
He added that the request was part of a concerted effort to force them into settling Anglo Leasing-related contracts in an unlawful manner.
On Tuesday, detectives from the Ethics and Anti- Corruption Commission were camping at Kamani’s home at Kyuna.
