The police will not be intimidated or put under pressure during their operations
Acting Inspector General Gilbert Masengeli stressed that the National Police Service remains independent and its activities are not subject to influence by third parties. In a statement, Masengeli claimed that the judiciary was trying to obstruct the deployment of security…
Friends mourn Ugandan runner
STORY: :: Fellow athletes mourn the loss of the Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei :: Nairobi, Kenya :: September 5, 2024 :: Milcah Chemos-Cheywa, runner and friend of Rebecca Cheptegei “I can say that we are still in shock…
Kenyan women’s groups demand action against femicide after death of athlete
Women’s groups in Kenya are calling for long overdue action to combat rampant gender-based violence in the East African country after another athlete died at the hands of her partner. Rebecca Cheptegei lost her battle for life in the early…
The gruesome death of an Olympic runner from Uganda is the latest incident in the wake of violence against female athletes in Kenya
Olympic runner The terrible death of Rebecca Cheptegei after she was doused with petrol and set on fire by her boyfriend, has brought Kenya’s harrowing history of domestic violence against female athletes to light. Her murder follows the deaths of…
Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei dies after arson
Rebecca Cheptegei, who was making her Olympic debut at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, died Thursday from injuries and burns. Police say she was set on fire by a man, reportedly a former boyfriend. Ugandan Olympic runner set on…
Olympic athlete dies after his partner is attacked with petrol
The athletics world is mourning the loss of Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei, who died in a Kenyan hospital after her partner doused her with petrol. The 33-year-old long-distance runner, who competed in the women’s marathon at this year’s Paris Olympics,…
Paris Olympic star Rebecca Cheptegei murdered in gruesome arson attack
A Ugandan marathon runner who competed in the Paris Olympics last month has died just days after her boyfriend doused her with petrol and set her on fire. Rebecca Cheptegei, 33, died Thursday at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in…
Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei dies after allegedly being set on fire by her boyfriend
Johannesburg — Ugandan athletics officials said Thursday that the country’s Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei had died in a hospital in neighboring Kenya, where she was being treated for burns to 80 percent of her body after her boyfriend allegedly…
Uganda’s Olympian Cheptegei dies after being set on fire by boyfriend | Olympic News
Uganda’s Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died four days after she was set on fire by her boyfriend, the country’s Olympic chief said. “We have learned of the sad death of our Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei… following a brutal attack…
Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei set on fire in petrol attack
Originally published on E! Online Content warning: This article contains mentions of domestic violence. Rebecca Cheptegei is in critical condition. Three weeks after participating in the 2024 Olympic Games, the long-distance runner from Uganda is in hospital after being set…
