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Engineers upbeat about finishing construction of Kelvin Kiptum's three-bedroom house in one week. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]

President William Ruto last Friday dispatched a team of engineers to the home of marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum, with instructions to build a three-bedroom house for his family.

The president gave firm instructions that the house, to be constructed on a four-acre farm, which Kiptum had purchased in Cherunya, Uasin Gishu County, should be completed within seven days, at least before the burial date.

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