Ugandan Olympic marathon runner, Rebecca Cheptegei, who was set ablaze by her former boyfriend and later died, is due to be buried in a state funeral on Saturday.
Dickson Ndiema attacked her with petrol just under a fortnight ago outside her home in north-west Kenya, close to where she trained.
The 33-year-old’s killing, and its brutal nature, left her family distraught and shocked many others across the world.
It underscored the high levels of violence against women in Kenya and the fact that several female athletes have been victims in recent years.
Cheptegei will receive full military honours, having been a member of the Ugandan armed forces.
She died in hospital four days after the attack. Doctors said she had suffered burns on more than 80% of her body which “led to multi-organ failure”.
Ndiema, who was also burned after some of the fuel splashed on his own body, died on Monday.
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