Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was among thousands of mourners who attended the burial of marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum in Uasin Gishu County. Also present were President William Ruto, Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi, Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba and World Athletics President Sebastian Coe. Gachagua said the nation's shining star had dimmed too soon with the death of Kiptum. “We paid tribute to a great son of the land, a hero of our country who left us as he set to conquer the world,” Gachagua said on X.

Source: Daily Nation February 23, 2024 15:07 UTC