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Lingala maestro Koffi Olomide gets three months in prison

Congolese Musician Antoine Christophe Agbepa Mumba, aka Koffi Olomide performing during the Koroga festival at the Arboretum Nairobi Kenya on 13th March 2016. PHOTO| CHARLES KAMAU

For a 60-year-old, Congolese bad boy and Lingala star Koffi Olomide, sure can kick.

Tuesday, the disgraced singer was jailed for three months, commuted down from 18 months on President Joseph Kabila’s intervention, without the option of a fine. This completed his freefall, five days after he executed a Kung Fu-like kick on one of his dancers at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi.

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