Men Sentenced to 35 Years for 2023 Murder of Athlete Benjamin Kiplagat in Kenya

Published on November 6, 2024

A Kenyan court sentenced two men to 35 years in prison on Nov. 4 for the 2023 murder of Ugandan Olympian Benjamin Kiplagat. Peter Ushuru Khalumi, 30, and David Ekai Lokere, 25, were convicted of murdering the steeplechase specialist, who was fatally stabbed on New Year’s Eve in Eldoret, western Kenya. “Your actions were cruel to a defenseless person whose life you cut short, contrary to God’s plan where God intended man to live for a minimum of 70 years. This court has sentenced two of you to serve a jail term of 35 years,” Justice Reuben Nyakundi told the killers during Monday’s sentencing hearing at the Eldoret High Court....

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