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Rumba maestro Koffi Olomide to serve 18 months jail term for kicking dancer

Rumba maestro Koffi Olomide in action during a past concert at the Koroga Festival held at the Nairobi Aboretum. Koffi has been sentenced to 18 months for assaulting one of his dancers at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) last week. (PHOTO: ELVIS OGINA/ STANDARD)

Congolese musician Koffi Olomide has been sentenced to 18 months for assaulting one of his dancers at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) last week.

The musician was found guilty of the offence by a Kinshasa court yesterday.

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