NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 12 – Embattled Football Kenya Federation boss Nick Mwendwa has been arrested at the Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi as he went to pay Harambee Stars a courtesy call following their arrival from Uganda.
“Yes, he has been arrested just shortly after arriving at Safari Park and has been taken for interrogation,” a source told Capital Sports.
Mwendwa was whisked away to the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) where he is set to be interrogated.
The latest development comes just after the caretaker committee met with the Cabinet Secretary for Sports Amina Mohamed to start their six-month tenure.
Among those who graced the meeting include Kenya Police FC head coach John Bobby Ogolla and Harambee Starlets forward Neddy Atieno.
Mwendwa was thrown out of office on Thursday by a decision from the CS to form a caretaker committee to run the Federation,
This was on recommendation from the Sports Registrar’s team that carried out an inspection of the Federation’s books to comb out evidence of mismanagement of funds and gross corruption.
In their report, the team recommended also that the DCI, EACC and other relevant government authorities move in to investigate the Federation and boss Mwendwa over allegations of improper use of funds.
Mwendwa had on Thursday evening reiterated that they will not abide by the CS’s caretaker committee and called on the football family to disregard the Aaron Ringera led team.
