Police arrest suspects in Ugandan athlete murder

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Kenyan police said on Monday they had arrested two people in connection with the weekend stabbing to death of Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat.

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The two men - believed to be in their 30s - were arrested on the outskirts of the Rift Valley town of Eldoret, local police commander Stephen Okal said. "The two suspects are known criminals who have been terrorising the members of public," Okal told AFP.

"We are in the advanced stage of the investigations and we will possibly be sending them to court tomorrow."

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