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For petty offenders in Kenya, justice has been swift

Allan Wadi who was convicted of insulting President Uhuru Kenyatta. He was later released by the High Court. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]

NAIROBI: A man is serving a two-year jail term for shoplifting a lotion worth Sh780 to please his bride.

Another was wrongfully detained for two years for “stealing” a girlfriend’s handbag. Yet another man was imprisoned for 20 months for being drunk and disorderly.

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