10 Facts You Should Know About Bethwel Kiplagat

Former head and chair of Truth , Justice and Reconciliation Commission, Bethwel Kiplagat had his last breath of the precious life on Friday July 2017.

Here are 10 facts you should know about Kiplagat

1. He died at Nairobi Hospital 3am on Friday 14^th July 2017 following a long illness
2. He served in the TJRC docket between 2009 to 2010
3. He has been accused to have had a hand in the 1984 Wagalla Masacre
4. He served in Moi’s government for 13 years as an ambassador to France , High Commissioner to Britain and permanent secretary in the ministry of foreign affairs
5. He resigned as the Chair of the TJRC after several instances and was later reinstated in 2012
6. He died aged 81 years , Born in 1936
7. Bethwel once cried on screen after being asked how he felt on the death of Robert Ouko, he was part of the people who were interviewed concerning Ouko murder
8. He studied Physical science at Makerere University and did Sociology of Religion at Sorbomme University
9. He was a member of Nairobi stock exchange
10. He advocated for peace in East Africa where he toured hot spots such as Somalia