The government has revealed plans to airlift Rebecca Cheptegei to Nairobi for specialised treatment after the Uganda athlete was set on fire by her Kenyan lover.
Cheptegei suffered life-threatening burns after her boyfriend reportedly set her on fire over land disagreementhas taken over Rebecca Cheptegei's case with the Ugandan athlete now set to be airlifted to Nairobi for specialised treatment.
Uganda's Rebecca Cheptegei puts an ice bag on her head during the women's marathon at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 11, 2024. Photo by Kirill Kudryavtsev.The suspect is said to have ambushed the Ugandan athlete as she was coming from church with her children on September 1 in Endebes, Trans Nzoia County.
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