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Off-plan buying for Kenyans in eye of storm

This year started with murmurs about a housing company whose dealings were not quite above board. By February, the firm, Simple Homes, was unmasked as one of the biggest cases of fraud in the local real estate scene. Earlier this month, The Standard and its sister station KTN, shone the spotlight on Gakuyo Real Estate and Ekeza Sacco, where buyers are crying foul.

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