Ugandan marathoner Rebecca Cheptegei alleged killer Dickson Ndiema dies

Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei in action on August 26, 2023. PHOTO | REUTERS

Dickson Ndiema, the man accused of setting Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei on fire, leading to her death, is dead.

Sources at an Eldoret hospital on Tuesday told the Nation that Ndiema, who was admitted to the facility with burn wounds, breathed his last on Monday night.