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Man jailed for hurting wife, her lover set free

Kimondo had been jailed by the magistrates’ court for grievously harming his wife and her lover David Kamau. Court records do not reveal the name of the woman.

A court has released a man who had been jailed for four years for attacking his wife and her lover after finding them in a compromising situation.

High Court judge Hatari Waweru said the sentence imposed on Michael Kimondo was harsh, adding that the lower court ought to have considered the “grave provocation” that “only a few men can withstand”.

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