Home country of marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum (5)

I believe the answer is:

kenya

(Other definitions for kenya that I've seen before include "Republic in East Africa" , "Its capital is Nairobi" , "Kikuyus' country" , "state?" , "East African republic" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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