On 11th March in 2021, Erick Omondi was arrested after he was allegedly caught filming illegal productions.
This came during his second of Wife Material 2 production.
Scenes got out of hand when Erick hosted a birthday party and few of the players got engaged in a catfight, attracting the sense of police including moral police Ezekiel Mutua.
Here is a statement from KFCB boss Ezekiel Mutua after the arrest of Erick Omondi
The Kenya Film Classification Board Compliance Officers in conjunction with Police Officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have this afternoon arrested one Eric Omondi for violating the provisions of the Films and Stage Plays Act Cap 222 of the Laws of Kenya by producing and distributing unauthorised films dubbed “Wife Material.”
The said comedian will be arraigned in court for contravening the law. The Films and Stage Plays Act Cap 222 provides inter alia:
(1) No person shall exhibit any film at an exhibition to which the public is admitted or distribute such film unless he is registered as an exhibitor or distributor by the Board and issued with a certificate.
(2) No film or class of film shall be distributed, exhibited, or broadcast, either publicly or privately, unless the Board has examined it and issued a certificate of approval in respect thereof.
(3) Any person who exhibits any film in contravention of the provisions of subsection (1) or subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence.
The Board will take all possible legal means to curb production and exhibition of unauthorised films on any platform meant for public exhibition.
Protection of children from exposure to harmful content remains our core mandate and any artist producing content for public consumption in the Republic of Kenya must ensure that they comply with the provisions of the Films and Stage Plays Act Cap 222 of the Laws of Kenya.
