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Woman gets 15 years for burning husband with hot water

By Philip Muasya

KITUI, KENYA: A woman who scalded her husband with hot water after a domestic quarrel was on Friday jailed for 15 years by a Mwingi court. Mercy Katunge from Thokoa village, Migwani District in Kitui County was convicted by resident magistrate Irene Gichobi for the offence committed on April 6 this year.

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