Rai family now controls half of Kenya's sugar production
The chairman of West Kenya Sugar, Jaswant Singh Rai (second left), and Managing Director Tevjeer Singh Rai (left) when they appeared before the Parliamentary committee probing contraband sugar. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
The Rai family has extended its dominance in the sugar sector with the opening of the Naitiri factory, which has now pushed its share of sales to nearly half of the entire production.
Data from the Sugar Directorate indicates that the four milling firms owned by billionaire Rai accounted for 45 percent of the total sugar sales in the 10 months to October, up from 42 percent in the corresponding period last year, boosted by the new entrant.
