Olympic silver medalist Cheruiyot promoted

Kenya Prisons officer and Olympic Silver Medallist Timothy Cheruiyot (center) is fixed with his new promotion badge from the rank of Chief Inspector to that of Senior Superintendent of Prisons (SSP) owing to his sterling performance in the just concluded Tokyo Olympic by Commissioner General of Prisons Wycliffe Ogallo [photo courtesy]

Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Timothy Cheruiyot has been promoted to the rank of Senior Superintendent of Prisons (SSP).

The Commissioner-General of Kenya Prisons Wycliffe Ogalo rewarded the 1500m runner after his sterling performance in Tokyo under the directive of President Uhuru Kenyatta.