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Business scandals that rocked 2017

 Sigiri bridge in Busia county that caved in on June 26th, 2017. (Photo: Denish Ochieng/ Standard)

From potential home owners who had their bank balances disappear into thin air after falling for cheap housing and land-buying scams, to the collapse of Sigiri bridge, 2017 was a year that never lacked scandals.

The real estate proved a god-send haven for fraudsters and scammers who capitalised on Kenyans' raw appetite for land and houses, to leave behind a trail of broken dreams and empty bank accounts.  

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