Rai family now controls nearly half sugar market

West Kenya Sugar chairman Jaswant Singh Rai. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NMG

Billionaire Rai family has tightened their grip on the sugar market, with the latest figures indicating that they controlled nearly half of the sales in the last six months.

Sugar Directorate data shows the three firms owned by the Rai family controlled 45 percent of the total sales.

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