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Meet Wicknell Munodaani Chivayo. 43 years old. Zimbabwean. Founder of Intratrek Zimbabwe. Known locally as "Sir Wicknell." He calls President Ruto his "father and mentor." He has visited State House Nairobi, Sagana State Lodge, and Wajir State Lodge. In February 2026, he was granted a Kenyan passport a fact made public not by the government, but by activist Boniface Mwangi.
Here is what Kenya needs to know about the man collecting Kenyan travel documents and government-adjacent contracts while barely out of Zimbabwean courtrooms.
In 2004, Chivayo was convicted of theft and illegal foreign currency exchange money laundering and sentenced to three years in prison, which he served at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison. Not alleged. Convicted. Served time. Behind bars. In a maximum security facility.
He rebuilt. In 2015, his company Intratrek Zimbabwe was awarded a contract to construct a 100-megawatt solar power plant in Gwanda, for which it received an advance payment of US$5 million from the Zimbabwe Power Company without carrying out substantive work on the project. The lights never came on. The solar plant was never built. The $5 million was gone. He faced multiple rounds of criminal prosecution over the advance payment but due to his close alleged links to Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, he was ultimately acquitted in 2024. Close political connections are a remarkable legal strategy. Highly effective. Zero costs.
Then in 2024, leaked audio recordings linked him to a US$100 million contract for the supply of election materials to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission. His former business partners accused Ren-Form and Chivayo of inflating costs by up to 235%. South Africa's Financial Intelligence Centre investigation concluded that more than R800 million was transferred to the business bank accounts of Wicknell Chivayo from this deal. In December 2025, the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission closed its probe saying it could not find contractual evidence tying him to the deal. However, sources told the Zimbabwe Independent that the Hawks' investigation in South Africa was "very much alive." In April 2026, a South African High Court issued an anti-dissipation order freezing assets, bank accounts, and a private jet linked to several of his entities. South Africa's FBI equivalent is still on the case. The jet is frozen. The investigation is alive.
Now here is the Kenya chapter.
In June 2026, ZimLive reported that his company IMC Construction Kenya had won a stake in a US$2.9 billion contract to expand Jomo Kenyatta International Airport joining the Chinese state-owned China Communications Construction Company and its subsidiary, China Road and Bridge Corporation, as a joint venture partner. This is the same airport the Adani Group was supposed to expand until that deal collapsed in late 2024 following a US corruption probe and public backlash.
COFEK the Consumers Federation of Kenya had already petitioned the High Court in petition No. E083 of 2026 to bar Chivayo from Kenya entirely, citing his fraud and money-laundering record and tender scandals in Zimbabwe, including the Gwanda solar project and Zimbabwe Electoral Commission contracts. COFEK said IMC Construction Kenya is wholly owned by Chivayo and that the lobby raised concerns the company lacks an airport construction track record.
The government's response? Transport CS Chirchir said Chivayo does not appear in any bidding documentation as a contractor, partner, or joint-venture member. "We don't know this gentleman. I saw him for the first time in the media. He is not in any of our documentation," he said.
"We don't know this gentleman."
The same gentleman who visited State House. Who visited Sagana State Lodge. Who visited Wajir State Lodge on June 1, 2026 to discuss multimillion-dollar investment projects. Who was issued a Kenyan passport in February 2026. THAT gentleman, the government does not know him.
Boys, you're always too slow, even on such simple matters. Paying attention to public expenditure and calling out foolish wastage has nothing to do with manufactured love for local football. Stay guided.
Seth. retweeted
If I were Obinna, I'd abstain from responding to Allan Namu in any way. But we know he does not possess such wisdom. He'll come swinging in the dumbest manner!
Think of it, this is so true. Slow thinkers have been conditioned to see huge crowds all the time. They won't understand the ripple effect the strategy carries.
Seth. retweeted
"No one owes you a functioning country" - David Ndii.
Meaning: citizens must stand guard for their country to ensure it is run constitutionally, efficiently and accountably. Citizens must hold officeholders to account by all means to ensure they deliver what they promised. ⚖️👁
If I were Obinna, I'd abstain from responding to Allan Namu in any way. But we know he does not possess such wisdom. He'll come swinging in the dumbest manner!
Seth. retweeted
" You cannot go around receiving money from politicians – money we know is dirty – to host events and then call yourself a journalist," – Award-winning investigative journalist John Allan Namu takes issue with podcasters whose fame, he says, has gone to their heads, as they lecture Kenyans while allegedly receiving money from politicians left, right and centre!
Seth. retweeted
Kenya 🇰🇪 Let’s help each other. Please support my case at embassy, they seem to only advance government cartel’s agenda. Asante!
Replying to @GermanyinKenya
Rule of law? I got conned for $300k+ in Kenya with faced death threats and complete corruption by DCI and Police. Reported to IPOA over 7 months, complaints in person and written. Nothing, it seems it’s dysfunctional or hollowed.
Had to flee country because of abduction attempts by government officials colluding with criminals.
But my government gives the corrupt government appointees the credibility needed for marketing.
So embarrassing.
nitter.cf/hnnsbnd/status/2106969…
I think @sholard_mancity should go back to crowdfunding for those useless food chemical researches that never produced any substantive conclusion. Political propaganda and shaping narratives ain't your thing, really. You are too shallow, and a light weight feather at that.
Seth. retweeted
Replying to @ahmed_farhanah
Farhana, if a poor man in Korogocho, who can barely feed, medicate, or educate his kids, bought a 75' Smart TV for the same children, would that put them on Kilimani/Runda standards?
This is what it feels like trying to sell Kalonzo as the 2027 presidential candidate over Sifuna. Nobody's boarding.
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Kalonzo Musyoka: My brother Eugene has jumped the gun and declared you a presidential candidate. You have to wait for the 13th of November. Huyu ako hapa ni party leader
Crowd: Sifuna! Sifuna!
Kalonzo Musyoka: Do you want him to be president?
Crowd: Yes
Kalonzo Musyoka: I want my brother to follow the right procedure
Is it that you're too slow or purposely daft? Orengo and Babu have their own parties. What business do they have following Sifuna everywhere?
Wueh namna gani huku? Where is Babu,where is Orengo?? We told you siasa sio mchezo, you need everyone on board,i saw a Sifuna blogger here mocking rally za kalonzo saying magari ni mob kuliko watu...dont i have news for you tulieni mchele bado ina maji mingi🤣🤣🤣 its either we cease fire or this will continue...
Tthe planned sports-washing expedition has to stop.
There have been dire human rights violations, unanswered corruption and accountability questions, and unattended basic needs like public health, education and food security.
Seth. retweeted
“Who is ruto and why do they say he is the most corrupt?”
When I came to Kenya 🇰🇪 in 2024 I had never seen corruption by government or killings of citizens directly. Now I know it’s a cartel not a government.
SPEAKING OUT SHOULDN’T COST YOUR LIFE.
In Kenya, asking “Where did the money go?” should never leave a family asking “Where did our child go?”
Yet the record shows why people are afraid.
EACC’s 2025 survey found:
▪ 98.6% of public-sector bribe-payers did not report their latest payment to an official institution.
▪ Among those who reported bribery, 42.3% said nothing happened afterward.
▪ Among non-reporters, 33.4% felt reporting was useless or nobody would care.
Imagine being asked to “just report it” when you fear retaliation—and doubt anyone will act.
Source, pp. 53–59:
eacc.go.ke/en/default/wp-con…
The danger of demanding accountability is documented too.
For the crackdown linked to the June 2024–July 2025 protests, Amnesty International estimated:
▪ At least 128 killings.
▪ 83 enforced disappearances.
▪ At least 3,000 arbitrary arrests.
Its report also documents threats, surveillance and coordinated online attacks against young activists.
amnesty.org/en/documents/afr…
The scandal fades. The powerful remain. Families are still waiting for answers.
That cycle needs a public record.
The REKODI team has been building REKODI.org - Kenya’s accountability archive, bringing together around 130 public-source documents to help keep corruption and abuses of power visible.
Public money. Bribery. Procurement. Police violence. Killings. Disappearances.
Source links. Documented allegations. Official findings. Court decisions. Outcomes. Unanswered questions.
The aim is to make it harder for a case to disappear simply because the headlines have moved on. Readers should be able to follow what was alleged, what was established, what happened afterward—and what remains unresolved.
Source protection is fundamental to that mission. People exposing abuse deserve a way to communicate without being forced to publicly expose themselves.
The goal is protected anonymous reporting with confidential follow-up. That channel is not open yet; current ordinary accounts are not anonymous. Do not send sensitive evidence through public replies.
The REKODI team is looking for an independent Kenyan-led team - journalists, lawyers, human-rights researchers and security/civic-tech specialists - to help manage and govern REKODI, or potentially take over its long-term stewardship.
Qualified teams are welcome to review the code, governance, evidence handling and security design.
Interested? Reply with your role, DM or any organizations to connect with.
Public attention should not expire before accountability arrives.
PROTECT THE SOURCE. KEEP THE RECORD.
Ushahidi usipotee.
rekodi.org/archive
“Who is ruto and why do they say he is the most corrupt?”
When I came to Kenya 🇰🇪 in 2024 I had never seen corruption by government or killings of citizens directly. Now I know it’s a cartel not a government.
SPEAKING OUT SHOULDN’T COST YOUR LIFE.
In Kenya, asking “Where did the money go?” should never leave a family asking “Where did our child go?”
Yet the record shows why people are afraid.
EACC’s 2025 survey found:
▪ 98.6% of public-sector bribe-payers did not report their latest payment to an official institution.
▪ Among those who reported bribery, 42.3% said nothing happened afterward.
▪ Among non-reporters, 33.4% felt reporting was useless or nobody would care.
Imagine being asked to “just report it” when you fear retaliation—and doubt anyone will act.
Source, pp. 53–59:
eacc.go.ke/en/default/wp-con…
The danger of demanding accountability is documented too.
For the crackdown linked to the June 2024–July 2025 protests, Amnesty International estimated:
▪ At least 128 killings.
▪ 83 enforced disappearances.
▪ At least 3,000 arbitrary arrests.
Its report also documents threats, surveillance and coordinated online attacks against young activists.
amnesty.org/en/documents/afr…
The scandal fades. The powerful remain. Families are still waiting for answers.
That cycle needs a public record.
The REKODI team has been building REKODI.org - Kenya’s accountability archive, bringing together around 130 public-source documents to help keep corruption and abuses of power visible.
Public money. Bribery. Procurement. Police violence. Killings. Disappearances.
Source links. Documented allegations. Official findings. Court decisions. Outcomes. Unanswered questions.
The aim is to make it harder for a case to disappear simply because the headlines have moved on. Readers should be able to follow what was alleged, what was established, what happened afterward—and what remains unresolved.
Source protection is fundamental to that mission. People exposing abuse deserve a way to communicate without being forced to publicly expose themselves.
The goal is protected anonymous reporting with confidential follow-up. That channel is not open yet; current ordinary accounts are not anonymous. Do not send sensitive evidence through public replies.
The REKODI team is looking for an independent Kenyan-led team - journalists, lawyers, human-rights researchers and security/civic-tech specialists - to help manage and govern REKODI, or potentially take over its long-term stewardship.
Qualified teams are welcome to review the code, governance, evidence handling and security design.
Interested? Reply with your role, DM or any organizations to connect with.
Public attention should not expire before accountability arrives.
PROTECT THE SOURCE. KEEP THE RECORD.
Ushahidi usipotee.
rekodi.org/archive
Seth. retweeted
Replying to @_SystemYaFacts
Trust us, we intend to be even more reckless.
We cannot have a father who can barely feed his family, medicate his kids or take them to school. Yet, his big announcement is a brand new 75' smart TV into a house without electricity!
I almost thought this is @C_NyaKundiH but then the language, flow of thoughts and intelligence applied to this reasoning did not match.
I'll block this one.!
Human Rights activism calls for respecting the dignity of fellow humans. It calls for civility and reasonable behaviour.
You can disagree with your opponents in a civil manner.
Calling the president "Falla" is way below the standards of any human Rights defender.
Boniface, you just need to style up.
The entire writeup is an absolute garbage and shallow-thought.
First of all only Kalonzo is responsible for his own foolishness and actions. Trhe crowd did not owe him any form of respect after he tried to to belittle Edwin Sifuna,the man of the moment.
Secondly, Sifuna did not owe Kalonzo a duty to soft-landing after crashing out of his own foolish entitlement. It was important that the crowd slapped Kalonzo into reality and Sifuna let it sink in. Either way, there's no way Sifuna could've known Kalonzo's evil plans before grabbing the mic.
Replying to @sholard_mancity
establish whether it was planned or whether Edwin Sifuna knew what was coming, but the incident raises serious questions. It looked like a trap Kalonzo walked into, and the opposition has paid the price.
Whatever Kalonzo said, the crowd should have allowed him to finish. If they disagreed, they could challenge him afterwards. There was absolutely no need to humiliate him.
Second, Edwin Sifuna is a great leader, and leadership comes with responsibility. Remember how Gachagua handled crowds in Ol Kalou when Ruto attended? Despite their political differences, he told people to allow the President to speak, finish, and leave peacefully.
That is the kind of leadership expected of Sifuna. He should have pre-empted the situation before Kalonzo took the microphone. That said, his eventual intervention to calm the crowd deserves recognition.
Third, our Kalonzo wasn't necessarily perfect either. Perhaps he should have read the room better. Perhaps there were things he could have left unsaid, even if he believed they needed to be said. But disagreeing with his remarks was never a licence to humiliate him. It wasn't. You don't do this to a leader like Kalonzo.
I am saying this as an opposition supporter.
We cannot claim to be building a united opposition while treating fellow opposition leaders this way.
Sifuna's supporters must reflect on their conduct. Our Kalonzo team must reflect on everything that happened today. And the wider opposition must ask itself what kind of political culture it is creating.
We cannot afford to win arguments against each other and lose the bigger political project.
Whatever has happened has happened. The question now is whether we learn from it or allow it to become another permanent fault line in the opposition.
I think you've been hearing the voices of akina Kogi na Rex in your dreams. You can't even remember that the man you've been sucking his balls is ranked the most corrupt in the world!
Seth. retweeted
Replying to @amerix
Since UDA took over, Kenya has exported and imported more criminal activities than foreign investments or agricultural exports.

















