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How Chinese guru rode Kenya’s property wave to make billions

John Zeyun Yang (pictured), the Chinese national at the centre of a Bribery scandal involving a Kisumu mall, has lived through Kenya’s best period yet for the housing market. And from it, he has made a fortune.

Before he was arrested last Friday from his offices in Nairobi’s Central Business District, few could identify the quiet man who is constructing the highest number of private-funded homes, estimated at 7,000 units after completion of ongoing projects.

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