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Key suspects in murder of Kenyan-born Ugandan athlete Kiplagat nabbed
Uganda's Benjamin Kiplagat competes in the Men's 3000m steeplechase race heats at the 2019 IAAF Athletics World Championships at the Khalifa International stadium in Doha on October 1, 2019.
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What you need to know:
- Moiben Sub-County Police Commander Stephen Okal confirmed that the two suspects were arrested on Monday with one being caught in Uasin Gishu County while the other was arrested in Trans Nzoia County
- The 2008 World Junior 3,000m steeplechase silver medalist Benjamin Kiplagat, who represents Uganda was found murdered along the road on his way home located in Kimumu
- According to Okal, they received a message from the public that an accident had occurred and the officers visited the scene at about 5am on Sunday
Police in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County have arrested two main suspects believed to have been involved in the murder of Kenyan-born Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat on Sunday morning in Kimumu estate.
Moiben Sub-County Police Commander Stephen Okal confirmed that the two suspects were arrested on Monday with one being caught in Uasin Gishu County while the other was arrested in Trans Nzoia County.
