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 […]
The 54-page report, Kenya: “Just Like Any Other Person”, details the extreme discrimination and violence suffered by LGBTQ+ residents in Kakuma – both as a result of their status as asylum seekers or refugees and their sexual orientation, gender identity
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.
Kenneth Macharia has won a five-year legal battle with the Home Office which tried to deport him to Kenya.
Kenyan court continues ban on lesbian love story
Today, a Court of Appeals in Kenya, led by a 5 judge bench, ruled that forced anal examinations are contrary to the law. Forced anal examinations have largely been used to “prove” whether or not a man is homosexual in countries where homosexuality is criminalised. This practice has been decried by organisations across the globe as dehumanising and as amounting to torture, not to mention being discredited by the scientific community as holding no value as proof.
