Tycoon Jaswant Rai Wins 30-Year Lease for Nzoia Sugar – Controversy, Politics, and Monopoly Fears Stirring Again

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Bungoma, Controversial sugar magnate Jaswant Rai, a figure long entangled in Kenya’s sugar politics, is set to officially take over Nzoia Sugar Company next week after winning a 30-year lease deal that is already attracting public outrage and political whispers. Rai, whose sugar empire spans across Western Kenya, has now added Nzoia t.......

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