Controversial businessman Kamlesh Mansukhal Damji Pattni was thrust into the limelight over three decades ago by the multi-billion-shilling Goldenberg scandal. Described by some as one of the shrewdest businessmen, Pattni's story is a one of the proverbial man with nine lives. But of all the controversies he waded through, two stood out — the Goldenberg scandal and the fight over duty-free shops at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. In the Goldenberg case, Pattni was paid billions of shillings for what would later be called fictitious gold and diamond exports. Pattni ran for MP for Westlands constituency.

Source: The Star November 07, 2018 03:30 UTC