Kenya is a crime scene in which women's lives are constantly in danger

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On 5 September, Rebecca Cheptegei, a 33 year old Ugandan athlete who trained in Kenya, was set on fire after being doused in petrol by her ex-boyfriend, suffering burns to 80 per cent of her body. Rebecca lingered on in what must have been unimaginable pain for three days before her injuries took her life at a hospital in Eldoret.

In 2021, 25-year-old record-breaking runner Agnes Tirop was stabbed to death, allegedly by her husband. That same year, another aspiring athlete, 27-year-old Edith Muthoni was murdered, allegedly by her husband. Barely six months later, 28-year-old Kenyan-Bahraini athlete Damaris Mutua was strangled by her alleged lover.