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Not letting gold out of the vault

Brimin Kipruto

By Chris Musumba

Brimin Kipruto’s given name is actually Firmin, but it was mistakenly transcribed by a clerk in 2001 when he was applying for a birth certificate so as to secure his first passport. He has been identified officially as “Brimin” ever since.

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