Kenyans have been left in awe at the speed at which engineers are building a three-bedroom house for the late athlete Kelvin Kiptum.
According to photos shared online, the houses whose construction was kickstarted on Friday is on the brink of completion.
The engineers deployed by President William Ruto to build the house for the record-breaking athlete settled on a prefabricated design to complete it within seven days.
The family of the late world record holder settled on a four-acre farm he had bought in Naiberi, Uasin Gishu County, where he was planning to construct his home as his final resting place.
According to the family spokesman Philip Kiplagat, the engineers said the directive came from President Ruto.
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“When the visitors arrived, we had wide discussions with the family and we had to settle on Naiberi which is not far from Kaptagat where Kiptum had bought a parcel of land and was planning to relocate his family,” said Kiplagat.
In the photos shared widely, the contractors had completed the skeleton and the roofing works had already been completed by Sunday.
"We have all the materials expected to be used inside the house including the tiles and by Thursday afternoon we shall be able to hand over the project," the contractor told the press.
However, a section of Kenyans have lauded the government for sponsoring the course but urged them to expedite other government projects similarly.
Others appealed to the contractors to share details of how they managed to put up the house within three days.
A section of other social media users advised the family to sort out any wrangles that may arise regarding the ownership of the house.
