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Two men found guilty of killing Kenyan-born Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat
David Ekhai Lokere (left), and Peter Ushuru Khalumi, suspects in the killing of Kenyan-born Uganda athlete Edward Benjamin Kiplagat, when they were arraigned at Eldoret Law Courts in Uasin Gishu County for miscellaneous application on January 02, 2024.
Photo credit: Jared Nyataya | Nation Media Group
What you need to know:
- Justice Reuben Nyakundi ruled on Monday that scientific evidence linked Peter Ushuru, 30, and David Ekai, 25, to Kiplagat’s killing on December 31, 2023. Ekai was on a boda boda with Ushuru posing as his client.
- Justice Nyakundi cited CCTV footage showing the two men chasing Kiplagat as he drove a pickup truck towards his home in Kimumu Estate, along the Eldoret-Iten highway.
Two men charged with the murder of Kenyan-born Ugandan 3,000 meters steeplechase athlete, Benjamin Kiplagat, have been found guilty by the Eldoret High Court.
Justice Reuben Nyakundi ruled on Monday that scientific evidence linked Peter Ushuru, 30, and David Ekai, 25, to Kiplagat’s killing on December 31, 2023. Ekai was on a boda boda with Ushuru posing as his client.
