Former officials of the Dock Workers Union (DWU) and Mijikenda elders have alleged a deliberate plot to undermine Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) Managing Director William Ruto, claiming firms that lost tenders are behind the campaign. This comes after an activist filed a petition seeking Ruto's removal over alleged irregularities in a Sh31 billion tender.

• An activist, Francis Awino, filed a petition to oust KPA's Managing Director William Ruto over a Sh31.2 billion contract awarded to TOA Corporation for the Mombasa Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Development Project.
• The project was reportedly financed under Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) loan scheme through the STEP framework.
• Former DWU officials, including Paul Abisa and Wycliffe Barasa, urged those with corruption evidence to submit it to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), emphasizing record port performance and benefits to small-scale suppliers.