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Was sassy model Bridgette conned by local company?

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 A number of local beauties have reached out to Pulse wanting to expose Simple Home

A number of local beauties have reached out to Pulse wanting to expose Simple Homes. Not wanting to be named, they have pointed us to the company, while saying they are not sure about deals they have made to market the company.

This got us reaching out to a familiar face who claims to be a victim of the said deal.

“No, I am no longer part of Simple Homes. We had a deal and they did not honour it. In fact, I am also a victim of their scheme,” said the sassy model, Bridgette Shighadi, when Pulse reached out to her in regards to an on-going inquiry into the company.

“I have a very bad feeling about this.”

Bridgette is among the beautiful faces whose charm has been used to attract investors to the company. The YouTube videos have very hot girls, who also include Miss Tourism Muranga County, Jennifer Ciku.

“I have been receiving inquiries about Simple Homes because my face appears in the adverts. It is actually frustrating that people are now associating us with the company in a very bad light,” she angrily put it.

“On our end, we are also complaining about the fraudulent directors of the company.” Bridgette lamented.

Online consumer awareness news publishers Buyer Beware Kenya is the social platform page where Simple Homes has made an infamous appearance. The page is dreaded by entrepreneurs and big companies because they hate negative publicity can bring a company, start-ups or any entrepreneur down.

It all started with a post by one Linda Shiru early this month. She wrote; “I would like to hear your advice on this Simple Homes plan for buying a house. Their deal looks too good to be true. Kindly advice if it’s genuine.”

Another investor, Nancy Sally Otieno, explained:

“I had contact with them. (I) got to know about the home purchase plan on Facebook and contacted their office for details. The idea looked good and affordable. They sent me forms and I paid money for registration. The process was to take 48 hours. I month down the line nobody had contacted me back. I called them twice and they had what sounded like excuses. I would advise you to go slow on this one.”

Some people have gone ahead to allude that some of the upcoming projects shown on the videos are actually projects in Dubai, and not Kenya.

The explanations and experiences by Kenyans who have come into contact with Simple Homes is what irks Bridgette most. According to the Yedu fashion house owner, she is also on the receiving end because a deal she struck with the company has gone south.

“They approached us and had me sign a deal of Sh250,000 for a three-month campaign - starting February this year. We are yet to be paid and every time we try to follow up, we are told they have no deal with us. We have left it to the lawyers,” said Bridgette.

“These guys are even stalling and avoiding the lawyers.”

When one makes an inquiry about Simple Homes, Youtube clips, which feature these models, beauty pageants and the likes of Bridgette, are sent to them.

But some of the potential investors have complained that the treatment they receive after making inquiries raises doubts.

Efforts to reach Kui Rukwaro, the owner of Simple Homes, proved futile.

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