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OBITUARY | THE INDEPENDENT | Rebecca Cheptegei was born in Cheminy, Uganda, on February 22, 1991. She later moved to Kenya and bought property there to be closer to athletic training centres. According to her father, Cheptegei Sr, that is where she met Dickson Ndiema Marangach, the man who is accused …

Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan marathoner Rebecca Cheptegei has today died in a most painful way. The athlete, who had been admitted to Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital following a domestic altercation involving a petrol attack, died this morning. Rebecca’s father, Joseph Cheptegei, confirmed that his daughter succumbed …