Grapevine

By Monitor
Sep 19, 2024

Elgon Half Marathon takes bold stand against GBV in honor of Rebecca Cheptegei

The Sebei sub-region districts are still grieving the demise of marathoner Rebecca Cheptegei.

The former elite long-distance runner was buried on on September 14 in her home district of Bukwo after she had succumbed to burns following a domestic attack with her partner Dickson Ndiema Marangach in Eldoret, Kenya early this month.

This act of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) has sparked debate and conversation, spiraling beyond Cheptegei’s success earned on track and road over the past 11 years.

“Of course, we want a safer environment, a safer community where women feel safe in their day-to-day activities, not only in Sebei but the whole country and world,” said Cheptegei after the event was launched at United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) offices in Kampala on September 18.