
The Chatthe family, including Ragbhir Singh Chatte and his brother Sukhwinder Singh Chatthe, has been influential in the Kisumu sugar industry for twenty years. Allegations against them include polluting rivers, falsifying government documents, importing toxic sugar, and sending armed men to a school, according to Kenya Insights.
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