President William Ruto and the Late Wicknell Chivayo.PHOTO/@WilliamsRuto/X

Chivayo’s death puts Ruto ties and JKIA controversy under fresh scrutiny

The death of Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo has brought fresh attention to his unusually close public relationship with President William Ruto and to questions that surrounded his reported business interests in Kenya, including claims linking a company associated with him to the proposed expansion of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). Chivayo, 43, died on September…