Kenyan sugar tycoon Jaswant Rai plans $32 million factory in Nandi County
Jaswant Rai's West Kenya Sugar plans a Sh4.2 billion factory in Nandi County, extending the Rai family's hold on Kenya's sugar industry.
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Kenya's Auditor-General flags tycoon Jaswant Rai's Nzoia Sugar takeover as opaque
Kenya's Auditor-General has flagged the 30-year lease of Nzoia Sugar to Jaswant Rai's West Kenya as opaque, saying no handover document or asset valuation was provided to auditors.
Jaswant Rai to invest $43.3 million in recently acquired Nzoia Sugar
Kenya’s Jaswant Rai to invest $43.3 million in reviving Nzoia Sugar, aiming to modernize operations and boost cane development under a 30-year lease.
Jaswant Rai wins 30-year lease to operate troubled Kenyan sugar factory
Kenyan businessman wins 30-year lease to operate Nzoia Sugar Factory, advancing Kenya’s privatization drive to revive its struggling sugar sector.
Kenyan sugar mogul Jaswant Rai kidnapped by suspected police officers
Rai’s legal endeavors extended to business matters. In 2022, he contested the awarding of a leasing contract to the Uganda-based Sarrai Group.
Kenyan sugar mogul Jaswant Rai takes on Kakuzi’s dominance with entry into avocado farming
Rai ranks as one of Kenya’s richest businessmen.
Kenyan billionaire families Moi, Rai secure court pardon in $8.2-million land battle
The Moi family is said to be Kenya’s second-largest landowner after the Kenyattas.
Kenyan sugar baron Jaswant Rai-linked firm seeks approval to set up $42.2-million factory
The Rai family is one of the wealthiest families in Kenya.
Kenyan tycoon Jaswant Rai challenges Mumias Sugar’s leasing contract to younger brother’s firm
The legal action is expected to exacerbate the Rai brothers’ feud over their late father’s inheritance.
Kenyan sugar baron Jaswant Rai taken to court by brothers over inheritance
The two brothers object to the will and believe their father could have been coerced into crafting the document.