The death, after being set ablaze, of marathon runner Rebecca Chepetegei shocked the world.
Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who was set ablaze by her former boyfriend and later died, is due to be buried in a state funeral on Saturday.
It underscored the high levels of violence against women in Kenya and the fact that several female athletes have been victims in recent years. Then Cheptegei talked about her attacker: "You mean Dickson is not able to see all I have done for him? He could not remember even one or two things I have done for him and stop setting me on fire? Why has he done this to me?"Cheptegei's mother, Agnes, was proudly wearing a bag her daughter received at the Paris Olympics as she viewed her coffin on Friday
Her mother, Agnes Cheptegei, covering her face in anguish, was wearing a souvenir bag that the athlete received at the recent Paris Olympics, where she came 44th in the marathon. In 2021, world-record holder Agnes Tirop was stabbed to death and six months later Damaris Mutua was strangled.Attacks on women have become a major concern in Kenya. In 2022 at least 34% of women said they had experienced physical violence, according to a national survey." because they go against traditional gender norms where the woman is just in the kitchen and just cooking and taking care of kids.
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