Olympic Gold Medalists Cheptegei, Chemutai Promoted
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics gold medalists Joshua Cheptegei and Peruth Chemutai have been promoted by The Inspector General of Police, Martins Okoth-Ochola, Cheptegei has been promoted from Inspector of Police (IP) to Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) while Chemutai who was first regraded from Special Police Constable (SPC) to Constable has been promoted to Inspector of Police (IP).
Cheptegei won a gold medal in the 5000m race while Chemutai scooped gold in 3000m steeplechase. Ochola in his message to the newly-promoted police athletes said it was an honour to celebrate the success, jubilation the team brought to the country.
Ochola said police management organised the event to celebrate the outstanding achievement that brought the country together at the time it was needed.
"Even those...