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There is a saying that "kipya kinyemi ingawa kidonda". Congolese musician Koffi Olomide was schedule to perform in Kenya on Saturday at Bomas of Kenya, but this did not happen. He kicked one of his dancers Pamela Eyanga Bengongo and it was caught on video, which went viral on social media.
On 26th of July, police in Kinshasa went to his house and arrested him and now he will spend the next three months in jail as he awaits a ruling on prosecutors' request to imprison him for a longer period. Koffi olomide's promoter Jules Nsana is in depression, counting loses to the tune of 5 million.
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