Edwin Kiprotich Chiloba, a gay rights activist, fashion designer and model, was found dead on 3 January 2023. Police said he had been strangled and his body stuffed in a metal box, before being dumped by Kipkenyo-Hurlingham road in Kenyaโs Rift Valley area. Eight days later, government pathologist Johansen Oduor told journalists a post-mortem examination had found Chiloba died of asphyxia, with socks stuffed in his mouth and a piece of his jeans tied around his nose and mouth.
Jackton who was believed to have an intimate relationship with Chiloba was the main suspect .The LGBTQย communityย believed it was an IPV and called out the society for neglecting such within their community.
The eldoret court has set sentencingย for december 16 2024.