Journalist and content creator Willis Raburu has sued East African Breweries Limited (EABL) and Game Changer Marketing Limited, seeking payment of Sh10 million for services he says were never paid for.
Raburu, through his company Steizon Limited, claims he was contracted to provide influencer marketing, digital promotion, branding and visibility, logistical execution and event coordination for the Furaha City Festival event held on 7 December 2024, under EABL’s BebaBeba banner.
In a suit filed under a certificate of urgency, Raburu alleges that despite fully delivering the services, EABL and its marketing agent Game Changer failed to honour the agreed Sh10 million payment. He says the non-payment has left him exposed to creditors, including artists and service providers he hired to execute the campaign nationwide.
Steizon argues that although Game Changer did not physically sign the contract shared on 6 December 2024, the parties’ conduct, correspondence and performance demonstrated a clear intention to create a binding agreement making the contract valid and enforceable.
Raburu now wants the court to compel EABL and Game Changer to remit the Sh10 million, plus interest accruing from the date the payment became due. He is also asking the High Court to order EABL to deposit the disputed amount in court while the case is being heard.
Further, Steizon is seeking temporary orders to suspend, revoke or cancel EABL’s operating licence until the payment is fully settled, arguing that the company’s refusal to remit the agreed amount has caused financial strain to artists whose families now face hardship.
Through lawyers Danstan Omari and Martina Swiga, Raburu argues that EABL’s actions amount to economic sabotage and undermine the work of content creators who rely on such engagements for income.
Omari told the court that Raburu’s team “made the Furaha City festivities a success last year” and urged the court to intervene so that artists engaged in the execution of the project can finally be paid.
According to the petition, the defendants have “willfully and deliberately neglected, failed and verbally refused” to settle the Sh10 million claim despite full performance of the contractual obligations.
The matter is pending before the High Court for directions.