Kamlesh Manusuklal Damji Pattni
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Kamlesh Mansukhlal Damji Pattni (born 1965) is a Kenya
n businessman implicated in the Goldenberg scandal
. Since 1990 he was the chairman of Goldenberg International Ltd,
Kamlesh Pattni was born in Mombasa
, Kenya. He later moved to Nairobi
, where he allegedly used his company to acquire billions of shillings
, in league with prominent politicians and government officials in the Goldenberg scandal
. Many other people were also undoubtedly involved. The effects of Goldenberg were devastating to Kenya's economy in the late 1990s. He has been jailed on multiple occasions but has always managed to get free.
The Daily Nation
reports that Kamlesh Pattni is now a baptised Christian taking the name of Paul.
On 13 February 2006 he was required to hand in his passport during new enquiries.
After losing out in the battle for the ownership of the Grand Regency Hotel, Nairobi businessman Kamlesh Pattni has now come up with an even grander project; a seven star Sh4 billion hotel complex just up the road from his former hotel that was taken over by Libyans.
Pattni is the chairman of Kenya National Democratic Alliance (KENDA), a small political party. He was a parliamentary candidate at the 2007 elections.
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
n businessman implicated in the Goldenberg scandal
Goldenberg scandal
The Goldenberg scandal was a political scandal where the Kenyan government was found to have subsidised exports of gold far beyond standard arrangements during the 1990s, by paying the company Goldenberg International 35% more than their foreign currency earnings...
. Since 1990 he was the chairman of Goldenberg International Ltd,
Kamlesh Pattni was born in Mombasa
Mombasa
Mombasa is the second-largest city in Kenya. Lying next to the Indian Ocean, it has a major port and an international airport. The city also serves as the centre of the coastal tourism industry....
, Kenya. He later moved to Nairobi
Nairobi
Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...
, where he allegedly used his company to acquire billions of shillings
Kenyan shilling
The shilling is the currency of Kenya. It is divisible into 100 cents.-Coins:The first coins were issued in 1966 in denominations of 5, 10, 25 and 50 cents, and 1 and 2 shillings. Twenty-five cents coins were not minted after 1969; 2 shillings coins were last minted in 1971...
, in league with prominent politicians and government officials in the Goldenberg scandal
Goldenberg scandal
The Goldenberg scandal was a political scandal where the Kenyan government was found to have subsidised exports of gold far beyond standard arrangements during the 1990s, by paying the company Goldenberg International 35% more than their foreign currency earnings...
. Many other people were also undoubtedly involved. The effects of Goldenberg were devastating to Kenya's economy in the late 1990s. He has been jailed on multiple occasions but has always managed to get free.
The Daily Nation
Daily Nation
The Daily Nation is a Kenyan independent newspaper. It is the most influential newspaper in Kenya with a daily circulation of about 205,000 copies. The total readership is likely to be higher as each copy is read by a large number of people...
reports that Kamlesh Pattni is now a baptised Christian taking the name of Paul.
On 13 February 2006 he was required to hand in his passport during new enquiries.
After losing out in the battle for the ownership of the Grand Regency Hotel, Nairobi businessman Kamlesh Pattni has now come up with an even grander project; a seven star Sh4 billion hotel complex just up the road from his former hotel that was taken over by Libyans.
Pattni is the chairman of Kenya National Democratic Alliance (KENDA), a small political party. He was a parliamentary candidate at the 2007 elections.