Edwin Chiloba: Man convicted of murder of LGBTQ+ activist found inside a metal box

Edwin Chiloba (Image: Instagram/its_edwinchiloba)

A man has been convicted for the murder of Kenyan LGBTQ+ activist Edwin Chiloba, whose body was found inside a metal box on a roadside in 2023.

A court in the Kenyan city of Eldoret found that Chiloba’s friend and housemate Jacktone Odhiambo had killed him, before dumping his body on a street, BBC News reported.

The court also heard evidence suggesting that Odhiambo had sexually assaulted Chiloba before murdering him.

In his ruling, Judge Reuben Nyakundi stated that the prosecution had successfully demonstrated the accused’s deliberate intent and animosity toward Chiloba. Odhiambo is set to be sentenced on 16 December.

“You were close friends, and you should have protected his life” – Judge Reuben Nyakundi

“He was a young man whom you strangled until he

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