Zimbabwe tycoon Wicknell Chivayo keeps showing up in Ruto's State House and Kenya's opposition wants answers
Billionaires Africa | 06.06.2026 14:45
Wicknell Chivayo has developed a habit of showing up at Kenya's State House. He visited in January 2026, meeting President William Ruto and Deputy President Kithure Kindiki at Sagana State Lodge and posting effusive social media tributes to both men. He was photographed with Ruto and Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu at the State House in Nairobi in 2025. And on June 1, a day after Ruto led Madaraka Day celebrations, Chivayo appeared again, this time at the newly built Wajir State Lodge, where he described Kenya's president as "one of Africa's most accomplished and visionary leaders" and revealed he was in talks with Ruto over an unspecified multimillion-dollar investment project.
