Ogwang made the revelation on Tuesday as Parliament paid tribute to the deceased long-distance runner who succumbed to accidents on account of arson assault by former accomplice, Ndiema.
The State Minister for Sports activities, Peter Ogwang has revealed that Dickson Ndiema, the previous accomplice of deceased Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei, had demanded all of the properties she had purchased be written in his names.
Ogwang made the revelation on Tuesday as Parliament paid tribute to the deceased long-distance runner who succumbed to accidents on account of arson assault by former accomplice, Ndiema.
Cheptegei, died on September 4, 2024 at Moi Educating and Referral Hospital in Eldoret Kenya, and was laid to relaxation in Bukwo district over the weekend.
Whereas presenting a movement to pay tribute to Cheptegei, Minister Ogwang defined that she had confided in him that Ndiema had wished to manage all her earnings and properties, which resulted right into a disagreement.
The disagreement is believed to have led to her mudder.
“The entire problem that led to Rebecca’s loss of life, my daughter (Rebecca) had confided in me, she had purchased property,” Ogwang stated.
“Sadly, the boyfriend wasn’t snug with the subject of the event of her property. The person wished the property to be put in his identify. The late (Ndiema) wished that the checking account ought to be put within the shared names.”
He described Cheptegei as an athlete of distinguished expertise and expertise, who had a powerful work ethics, confidence and professionalism, dedication to her sports activities and patriotism set worldwide and native data.
“Her illustrious profession in sports activities complemented Authorities efforts to alter the narrative about Uganda internationally, certainly she is among the many athletes, the unsung heroes of our nation, who’ve heeded to the decision of responsibility, to not solely rise the Ugandan flag by means of sports activities at worldwide degree but in addition to encourage our youths, and the generations to reside a purposeful, pushed life,” Ogwang famous.
Ogwang, denounced unhealthy cultural practices together with home biilence and urged males to cease males to cease forceful possession of their wives’ properties and cash.
“We should denounce home violence as a result of fact be informed, what killed our daughter was on the difficulty of property,” he stated.
“As a result of she has been working and profitable, a few of us nonetheless consider we’ve got possession of the monies of our wives. To us males, can we settle for to work onerous in order that what belongs to us is ours and what belongs to our wives is for them.”
In the meantime, Ogwang revealed plans to carry conferences with households and companions of Ugandan elite athletes, particularly the females, relating to the risks of gender primarily based violence.
“Rebecca is gone, however the message should reside to assist us handle different rising challenges amongst the inhabitants at present. Similar challenges occur with others. I’m going again to satisfy households of those elite athletes particularly girls to start addressing a few of these challenges amongst them with their spouses and their relations,” Ogwang famous.
Ogwang’s revelation was in response to the issues raided by the Deputy Speaker, over studies that the companions of Ugandan feminine athletes had made it a habbit to confiscate the ATM playing cards of the feminine Uganda athletes.
“We sit on so much. You may discover that there are a few of our colleagues who undergo that, particularly females, but in addition some males. There’s something I learn that a few of these athletes, their ATM playing cards are with their boyfriends,” Tayebwa stated.
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Ogwang responded, “It’s true this stuff exist. That’s the reason I’ve given an enormous assertion saying, we should denounce unhealthy cultural practices which nonetheless exist. In a few of our communities and neighboring nations, they nonetheless consider that property, cash, it ought to all be held by males,”
He added, “I do know of 1 case, the place one in all our nationwide athletes got here to me and cried to me, that I discuss to the husband, I referred to as the husband, his father and his mom, I sat with them in my workplace and at present, that daughter of mine is peaceable and doing a commendable job.”
In line with the minister, Cheptegei is survived by two organic kids and one adopted daughter.