Social media influencer and businessman Willis Wayne Raburu has launched an urgent High Court suit against marketing agency Game Changer Limited and brewing giant East African Breweries PLC (EABL), demanding payment of Ksh 10 million for promotional services he alleges have gone unpaid for nearly a year.
The filing, dated 9 December 2025, includes a request for the court to suspend EABL’s operating licence until the debt is settled, highlighting the escalating conflict between a prominent creative and a corporate powerhouse.
The legal action stems from a contract for the Furaha City Festival, held on 7 December 2024. Through his company, Steizon Limited, Raburu claims he was engaged by Game Changer Marketing Limited, which he asserts was acting as an agent for EABL, to provide comprehensive digital promotion and event coordination services. He is represented in the suit by lawyer Danstan Omari of Danstan Omari & Associates Advocates.
A formal contract, signed by Raburu on 6 December 2024 and valued at Ksh 10 million exclusive of VAT, forms the basis of the claim. While Game Changer’s signature does not appear on the provided copy, Raburu’s pleadings, filed by his advocate, argue the contract is valid and binding based on the conduct, correspondence, and performance of both parties.
In the Certificate of Urgency filed with the court, Danstan Omari certified the matter as “EXTREMELY URGENT,” stating that “the Applicant is likely to suffer reputational damage, immense financial burden and irreparable prejudice imminent with the court recess.”
In a detailed supporting affidavit, Raburu, a well-known digital consultant and director of Steizon Limited, outlines extensive work delivered. He states he produced over 60 video reels, more than 100 static posts, achieved a social media reach exceeding one million users, and was responsible for the full coordination and management of the festival itself.
“I fully performed and discharged all obligations arising under the said contract, but despite complete performance, the agreed consideration of KShs. 10,000,000 has not been remitted to me,” Raburu swears. He details months of frustrated follow-ups, being referred to a third-party agent called Brisk Marketing, and ultimately receiving no payment.
The non-payment, he contends, has caused severe personal and business hardship. “I am currently under immense pressure from suppliers who are demanding payment, and I am no longer able to manage or withstand the escalating demands, resulting in further financial and reputational prejudice,” his affidavit states.
The Plaint, drawn by Danstan Omari & Associates, further alleges damage to the company’s longstanding credibility and his relationships with business partners. In the grounds for the application, Omari’s filings argue that “unless this Honourable Court urgently intervenes, the Applicant’s rights will continue to be violated by the Respondents.”
However, EABL’s position, revealed in pre-action correspondence attached to the court documents, starkly contradicts Raburu’s claims. In a letter from EABL Legal dated 24 June 2025, the company stated, “That review has not identified any duly authorised contract, purchase order, or vendor record referencing the event you describe for 7 December 2024, nor any invoice or goods-received note linked to the claimed sum of KES 10 million.” The letter concluded, “EABL does not recognise any liability in respect of the matters raised,” and requested Raburu provide documented proof of a duly executed agreement with authorised EABL signatories.
This denial has fuelled Raburu’s public frustration. In a final demand email sent on 29 August 2025, he wrote, “If I, with a public platform, can be subjected to such treatment, what message does this send to countless other smaller suppliers and vendors who may lack the means to speak up?”
