In a heartbreaking turn of events, the body of Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei arrived in Kenya, where she tragically lost her life after being set on fire by her partner. The devastating incident has reignited the conversation around femicide and gender-based violence in the region.
Cheptegei's family, along with a group of anti-femicide activists, gathered at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital's morgue in Eldoret to pay their respects to the fallen athlete. The somber mood was palpable as they viewed Cheptegei's body, which had sustained severe burns in the attack.
