The embattled former manager of talented star Wendy Waeni, Joe Mwangi has been arrested.
Mwangi was arrested by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) after the launched a manhunt following forgery of a letter from a cabinet secretary as the Wendy’s saga continued to elicit mixed reactions from different factions.
Mwangi is set to be presented in court to respond to the charges leveled against him after the completion of the probe into the matter.
The DCI has confirmed the arrest. have arrested Joe Mwangi, the embattled former manager of child star Wendy Waeni.
“Mr Joseph Mwangi Nduta alias Joe is in our custody. He will be charged appropriately once necessary police process is complete. We thank everyone that shared information on his whereabouts,”
The arrest came after the DCI issued an directive of his arrest. The DCI said that Mwangi had written a letter the girls mother, Magdalene Mbele threatening her of dire consequences.
In an Interview on Citizen TV JKL show, Wendy lamented that she has no reason to smile even after exhibiting exemplary performance in the acrobat industry.
“I’ve been performing all over the world, and right now I live in Huruma because of Joe Mwangi. I’ve performed in Rwanda, Germany, and China…and I’ve not got even a single penny. My mum is really suffering right now, she sells sweets, I live in Huruma in a single-room with her,” she said, as quoted by Citizen Digital.