In his story, as narrated by Arap Chumba Kiplagat, Chemirmir was a servant at a w, white settler’s farm in Sogomo in the outskirts of Eldoret. On the fateful day while shelling maize his ‘mzungu’ boss confronted him beating him up. He didn’t take it lightly, in the folklore, Arap Chemirmir was heard blasting out.
He made a war cry a symbolic cry in Kalenjin while shouting “(How can a whole man like me be harassed by an uncircumcised boy”. He is said to have grabbed the settler who had been nicknamed Mbugu and crashed him headfirst on the maize sheller, the settler died in the spot. Arap Chemirmir then went unto hiding and that explains the poster seen.
He will be buried on Saturday 29th at his Simotwo home Kapyemit location in Elgeyo Marakwet county. Being a great person who has outlived many generations, a multitude will be expected to attend his burial.
He died at the age of 132 years, RIP .
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