A man has been convicted of the murder of Kenyan LGBTQ+ activist and university student Edwin Chiloba, whose body was discovered nearly two years ago. The Kenyan court ruled that that photographer Jacktone Odhiambo, who was living with Chiloba, had killed him. The evidence also indicated that the suspect had sexually assaulted Chiloba. The judge […]
Described by friends on social media as “an amazing human” and an “iconic fashion designer”, Chiloba had moved to Eldoret from the capital, Nairobi, in 2019 to study fashion and was, according to a friend, beginning to make a name for himself.
LGBTQ+ people living in Kenya have often decried discrimination and attacks in a country where sex between men is illegal.
