Engineers who were dispatched to the home of world marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum, have worked around the clock to construct a three-bedroom house, which has to be ready before his burial.
The family of the late world record holder settled on a four-acre farm he had bought in Naiberi, Uasin Gishu County, where he was planning to construct his home as his final resting place.
According to the family spokesman Philip Kiplagat, the engineers said the directive came from President William Ruto.
“When the visitors arrived, we had wide discussions with the family and we had to settle on Naiberi which is not far from Kaptagat where Kiptum had bought a parcel of land and was planning to relocate his family,” said Kiplagat.
Kiplagat said Kiptum will now be laid to rest at the farm.
In the photos shared widely, the contractors had completed the skeleton and the roofing works had already been completed by Sunday.
“We have all the materials expected to be used inside the house including the tiles and by Thursday afternoon we shall be able to hand over the project,” the contractor told the press.
They settled on prefabricated design which was attracted attention of Kenyans online.
