Kamlesh Manusuklal Damji Pattni
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Kamlesh Mansukhlal Damji Pattni (born 1962) is a Kenyan businessman implicated in the Goldenberg scandal. Since 1990 he was the chairman of Goldenberg International Ltd[1],
Kamlesh Pattni was born in Mombasa, Kenya. He later moved to Nairobi, where he allegedly used his company to steal billions of shillings, in league with prominent politicians and government officials in the Goldenberg scandal. Many other people were also undoubtably 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 has renounced the Hindu religion and is now a baptised Christian taking the name of Paul[2].
On 13 February 2006 he was required to hand in his passport during new enquiries.
Pattni is the chairman of Kenya National Democratic Alliance (KENDA), a small political party. He plans to vie for a parliamentary seat at the 2007 elections [1].
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