A marketing agency has asked the Nairobi Chief Magistrate’s Court to dismiss a suit seeking payment for an alleged sponsorship deal at the Chrome Furaha City Festival, saying no contract was ever signed and no agreement was reached.
In a replying affidavit sworn by Patricia Mbatia, the 1st defendant, Game Changer Marketing Company Limited told the court that it never contracted Raburu for sponsorship of the Furaha City Festival held in December 2024.
The company says the claim is premised on email exchanges and internal discussions which, in its view, never crystallised into a binding agreement.
According to the affidavit, Game Changer maintains that its team only engaged in preliminary communications and coordination discussions regarding possible brand activations and logistics, but no formal sponsorship contract was concluded.
The firm further states that it did not authorise any third party to invoice it for sponsorship services allegedly rendered during the event.
In its response, the company disputes an invoice issued to it for the Furaha City Festival activation, saying the invoice was neither approved nor backed by a valid agreement between the parties.
The affidavit adds that internal email correspondence relied on by the claimant merely shows coordination and exploratory engagement and cannot be used to prove a sponsorship contract.
Game Changer also says that the claimant has failed to demonstrate that any offer was accepted by the company, or that consideration was agreed upon, as required for a valid contract.
The firm insists that any brand activation work done at the festival was not undertaken pursuant to any concluded agreement with the 1st defendant.
In addition, the company argues that the application before the court is premature and attempts to determine substantive liability at an interlocutory stage, instead of waiting for a full trial where evidence can be tested through cross-examination.
It maintains that the orders being sought would effectively determine the entire dispute without giving the defendants an opportunity to fully present their case.
“The 1st defendant therefore urges the court to find that the application is misguided, lacks merit and should be dismissed with costs,” reads court papers
The response by Game Changer comes after popular media personality Willis Raburu, through his company Steizon Limited, sued both Game Changer and East African Breweries PLC in December 2025.
In that suit, Raburu’s company claims that Game Changer acted as an agent of EABL and entered into a binding agreement for digital promotion and event coordination services for the Chrome Furaha City Festival held on 7 December 2024.
Through advocate Danstan Omari, Steizon says the contract covered influencer engagement, digital promotion, brand visibility, logistics, security collaboration, media coordination and full event management, including the production of more than 60 reels, over 100 static posts and delivery of a digital reach of more than one million users.
Steizon is seeking Sh 10 million, damages and a declaration that the contract is valid and binding, and wants both the marketing agency and EABL held jointly liable for the alleged unpaid sum.
