In a recent TV interview, renowned Kenyan gymnast Wendy Waeni accused her former manager Joe Mwangi of exploiting both her talent and social media pages for personal benefit, and he has responded.
The 14-year-old said, "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." This reality irked many Kenyans. Ms. Waeni also shared that Mwangi was using her social media pages, to hurl insults at random users, "People are telling me that I'm rude, that I'm a brat, that I post things on Instagram…which I don't really know. I don't have access to my social media accounts, it's Joe Mwangi who controls them." Hours after the interview, her official Instagram page -which had over 130,000 followers- was reportedly deleted.

Wendi Waeni: I have performed all over the world but I've never gotten a penny from it and that is because of my previous manager (Joe Mwangi) #JKLive pic.twitter.com/6JvbslMqlg

— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) August 7, 2019

Mwangi has since dismissed Waeni's claims. In a Twitter thread, he insinuated that she may have been coached to give misleading information, "Kindly make me understand the law that protects me on this whole issue should it turn that someone coached the minor to give misleading information on National Television," read the tweet directed to Duncan Ondimu, Principal Prosecution Counsel in the office of the DPP. He further refutes having traveled with Waeni abroad, "…it has been said that I (Joe) has traveled all over the world with Wendy. FACT: I have NEVER, NEVER EVER left this country in the company of Wendy Waeni."

Short Thread :
1. On the video it has been said that i (Joe) has travelled all over the world with Wendy, FACT : I have NEVER,NEVER EVER left this country in company of Wendy Waeni. Anybody with any proove that i have flew out any given time with her,put it here . https://t.co/MW2tpZeCs2

— MWAS JOE (@Mwasjoe50) August 8, 2019

2 . Its allaged that for more than 5yrs Wendy has never recieved a penny,i mean....which parent in this World will allow his/her kid to be mis-used for not 1 month,not 1year,but 5yrs..????? https://t.co/MW2tpZeCs2

— MWAS JOE (@Mwasjoe50) August 8, 2019

3. For now someone kindly save this photo you will come to understand who the intrested parties and scriptwritter is in the next few days. https://t.co/MW2tpZeCs2 pic.twitter.com/Xzt8pdTp0w

— MWAS JOE (@Mwasjoe50) August 8, 2019

Wendy Waeni has since set up another Instagram page, as a majority of Kenyans call on the Director of Public Prosecutions to take stern action on Joe Mwangi.