Land tussle sees a man chop off Kin’s hand

Court has sentenced a man to 30 year in jail for chopping off the hand of his kin.

On October 24th 2017, Jackson Musila hacked Wycliffe Shitemi’s hand in Shibuye village, Kakamega East District.

Senior Resident Magistrate Erick Malesi on Friday said that the court found the accused guilty of the crime.

Mr. Jackson and Wycliffe were fighting over a land before Jackson chopped off Wycliffe’s hand from the elbow.

Mr. Jackson has however been given 14 days to lodge an appeal against the judgment.