KURA boss Kinoti battles Ksh. 5.2M claim by social media account manager

Eugene Mokua has claimed the amount in a suit filed by Mr Kinoti seeking recovery of the X account credentials.

Mr Mokua says Mr Kinoti owes him the money for nine months of account management, social media promotion, news publications, a tender application, Uber transport, and other expenses incurred while working for him.

Court papers show the deal was concluded through WhatsApp exchanges, in which the parties agreed about the management of Kinoti's X account, though Mr Kinoti says it was an oral engagement.

The dispute is before the Milimani Commercial Court, where Mr Kinoti sued seeking orders requiring Mr Mokua to surrender the X account credentials and stop accessing or operating the account.

Mr Kinoti says he orally engaged Mr Mokua around June 2025 to manage, administer and operate his X account on his behalf.

He says Mr Mokua was responsible for creating and publishing content, engaging followers, monitoring interactions and managing the account.

"The engagement was premised on a relationship of trust and agency, whereby the defendant/respondent was tasked with creating and publish- ing content, engaging with followers, monitoring interactions, and generally managing the day-to-day activities of the account for the sole benefit and under the direction of the Plain- tiff," his pleadings say.

Mr Kinoti uses social media to communicate with the public, stakeholders and government agencies about official work. 

He says that Mr Mokua's authority to manage the account was revocable and ended after he terminated the engagement.

He alleges Mr Mokua refused to surrender the credentials despite repeated demands. 

He says continued access could cause members of the public to associate statements made through the account with him and his office.

Mr Kinoti says the agreed fee was Ksh. 3 million, which he says he paid in full after an initial Ksh.2 million payment was acknowledged. 

He also seeks a refund of KSh. 75,000 he says was paid as a premium subscription charge for the X account.

However, Mr Mokua denies that the agreement was terminated and has responded with a Sh5.2 million counterclaim. 

He says that the deal was written through WhatsApp exchanges dated June 17, 2025. 

He also denies promising to help obtain a verified checkmark on Mr Kinoti's X account.

In his defence, Mr Mokua says Mr Kinoti is instead indebted to him for Ksh5.2 million. 

He says he retained the account details pending payment for services. 

The defendant lawyers initially demanded Ksh. 8.1 million for services they said had been rendered.

The case is scheduled to be called again in court on February 18, 2027.