Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Suspected killers of Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat have been arrested in Kitale and Turkana captured in Eldoret Town CCTV footage.
Kiplagat, 34, reached the semi-finals of the 2012 London Olympics in the 3,000m steeplechase.
He was reportedly found in a car with stab wounds to his chest and neck, near the Kenyan town of Eldoret, known as a top training centre for athletes.
Kenyan police say they have launched an investigation into his death.
World Athletics said it was “shocked and saddened” by news of Kiplagat’s death.
The two suspects will be arraigned in court on Tuesday to face charges over Kiplagat’s murder.
Police will be seeking to unravel the motive behind killing the athlete – who had stamped his dominance in the athletics industry primarily in the men’s 3,000 metres Steeplechase event.
Kiplagat was found dead inside a black Toyota Hilux in the wee hours of Sunday morning while on his way home. Officers explained that the culprits intercepted the athlete’s journey using a motorcycle.
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