What Peruvian Records Show About the Llamkasun Hires

Peru's Llamkasun Perú program, created under the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion to finance temporary local jobs, is under scrutiny after official records linked campaign donors to public contracts. The program's director, Jessica Tumi Rivas, is a member of Alianza para el Progreso and was previously a congressional and vice-presidential candidate on César Acuña's ticket.

Data from the National Office of Electoral Processes and the State Transparency Portal indicate that several people who contributed to Tumi's electoral campaign later appeared as workers or contractors in the ministry or in Llamkasun Perú. One case highlighted in the report involves Jean Pierre Ampudia Leguía, who reportedly donated S/8,000 between February 3 and 5. Two days after the last donation, he obtained his National Supplier Registry registration, and then received contracts worth S/12,000 despite no prior experience in state contracting.

The investigation, originally broadcast by Cuarto Poder, said other workers appeared to have made campaign contributions after receiving service orders in the program or ministry. Jorge Trelles, an expert in state procurement, said the pattern could suggest an incompatible negotiation or collusion — a possible exchange between public contracts and campaign support. The records establish timing and amounts, but no formal finding of wrongdoing has been announced.

Why the Timing of Donations and Contracts Is the Core Problem

The donation-contract timeline

The strongest piece of evidence is the chronology. Ampudia's donations on February 3 and 5, supplier registration on February 7, and S/12,000 in contracts create a short window. For procurement auditors, that proximity alone can justify review, even before any evidence of direct instruction by Tumi. It does not prove a criminal exchange, but it shifts the burden of explanation onto the program.

Why lack of state contracting experience matters

State contracts normally require operational capacity and relevant history. The report asserts Ampudia had no previous state contracting experience, which makes his rapid entry into Llamkasun Perú harder to explain through merit alone. If the ministry cannot show a competitive or standards-based selection process, the case could move from an ethics problem to a formal corruption investigation.

What this means for Llamkasun and APP

For Llamkasun Perú, the episode risks undermining the program's legitimacy as a neutral temporary-employment tool. For Jessica Tumi and APP, the link between her campaign and her management role is the central political vulnerability. Trelles's reference to incompatible negotiation and collusion signals that Peruvian prosecutors and the Comptroller's Office could examine the contracts and the donations side by side.

What Should Happen Next in the Llamkasun Case

For citizens and oversight bodies following the case, the records point to specific next steps rather than general calls for transparency.

  • Oversight entities should cross-match ONPE campaign donor lists against Llamkasun Perú and Ministry of Labor service orders for the dates around February 3–7, starting with Jean Pierre Ampudia Leguía's S/8,000 donation and S/12,000 contracts.
  • Congressional oversight and the Comptroller General's Office can ask the program to publish the selection criteria and supplier registry dates for all hires named by Cuarto Poder; the ministry should be able to show merit-based entry, not personal connections.
  • APP leadership faces a direct question about whether Tumi's program followed competitive hiring rules; if no evidence is produced, the party's election-finance and appointments record may become part of the story.
  • Journalists and civil society can request the full set of service orders and campaign contribution records — the official portals already contain the raw data, making the pattern testable.