By Spy Uganda
Kampala: Rebeca Cheptegei’s former partner, Dickson Ndiema, has passed away at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret.
The hospital confirmed that Ndiema died Monday night in the ICU, where he had been receiving treatment.
Cheptegei, a Ugandan athlete and Olympian, succumbed to burn injuries days earlier at the same facility.
Cheptegei sustained over 80 per cent burns, while Ndiema suffered more than 30 per cent burns.
Cheptegei will be accorded a military funeral on Saturday in Uganda.
Her family confirmed that she was a member of the Uganda People’s Défense Forces (UPDF) and will receive full military honours.
Officials from both Kenya and Uganda are expected to attend the funeral in Bukwo district, Eastern Uganda.
A post-mortem on Cheptegei’s body is scheduled for Wednesday ahead of the funeral.
Following the post-mortem, MTRH will release Cheptegei’s body on Thursday morning from where it be be transported her Endebes home in Trans Nzoia for a night vigil.
She lived here, and we want to give the local community time to pay their respects and offer prayers,” said Mzee Cheptegei,the father of the late.
On Friday, the body will be transported to Bukwo district, Uganda, for another overnight vigil before the burial on Saturday.
