Anura Pereira is a Sri Lanka

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 origins, frequently mentioned in association with Corruption in Kenya

Corruption in Kenya

Political corruption in the post-colonial government of Kenya has had a history which spans the era of the Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel arap Moi's KANU governments to the Mwai Kibaki's NARC government. In the Corruption Perceptions Index 2005 Kenya is ranked 144th out of 159 countries for corruption...

History

He came to Kenya

Kenya

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 in the 1980s and was a defence contractor during the KANU

Kenya African National Union

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 regime.

Controversy

A Navy project was given to Euromarine, a company associated with Mr Pereira, the tender awarded in a process that has been criticised as irregular. The tender was worth Sh4.1 billion, was awarded to his Euromarine Industries of Spain, which sub-contracted the work to Astilleros Gondan of Spain. There has also been suspicion over the contract's financing arrangement given to Impressa da Financas and Navigia Capital Corporation. Like the Anglo Leasing company, both firms could not be found at Spanish addresses listed in the contract documents. Military analysts say a similar vessel could have been built for Sh1.8 billion, less than half of the sum Kenya had committed itself to paying. The ship should have been delivered in 2005. Ethics Permanent Secretary John Githongo

John Githongo

John Githongo is a former Kenyan journalist who investigated bribery and fraud in his home country and later, under the presidency of Mwai Kibaki, took on an official governmental position to fight corruption. In 2005 he left that position, later accusing top ministers of large-scale fraud...

stopped payments to Euromarine in 2004.

Real estate

Pereira invested in real estate in Nairobi by building a gated compound of about 40 townhouses called Jade Valley.