**EXHIBIT12.1**

 

**CERTIFICATIONPURSUANT TORULE 13a—14(a)AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TOSECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002**

 

I, Howard B. Kerzner, certify that:

 

# 1.                                       I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F ofKerzner International Limited;

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# 2.                                       Based on my knowledge, this report does notcontain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a materialfact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances underwhich such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the periodcovered by this report;

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# 3.                                       Based on my knowledge, the financial statements,and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in allmaterial respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flowsof the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

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# 4.                                       The company’s other certifying officers and I areresponsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures(as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company andhave:

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## (a)                                  Designedsuch disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls andprocedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that materialinformation relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries,is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during theperiod in which this report is being prepared;

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## (b)                                 Evaluatedthe effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures andpresented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of thedisclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by thisreport based on such evaluation; and

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## (c)                                  Disclosedin this report any change in the company’s internal control over financialreporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that hasmaterially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’sinternal control over financial reporting; and

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# 5.                                       The company’s other certifying officers and I havedisclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control overfinancial reporting, to the company’s auditors and the audit committee of thecompany’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

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## (a)                                  Allsignificant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation ofinternal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely toadversely

 

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## affect the company’s ability to record,process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

 

## (b)                                 Anyfraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees whohave a significant role in the company’s internal control over financialreporting.

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Date: March 30, 2005

 

 
|   | /s/Howard B. Kerzner    |   |
|--------|-------------------------|--------|
|   | Howard B. Kerzner       |
|   | Chief Executive Officer |

 

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