Popular Kenyan LGBTQ advocate, Edwin Chiloba, found dead in a box
1 min readPopular Kenyan LGBTQ advocate, Edwin Chiloba, found dead in a box
By Naomisophyblog
The Kenyan activist was killed on Wednesday, January 4. Chiloba was found murdered and his body stashed in a metallic box along the Kipenyo-Kaptinga road, in Kapsaret, Uasin Gishu.
According to the police, preliminary investigations show that a car without a plate number was seen dropping the metal box in the area. The matter was reported to police officers who were manning a nearby roadblock. The officers abandoned their post and rushed to the scene. Upon opening the box, a decomposing body of a man dressed in a woman’s clothes was found inside.
Read Also:37-year-old Nigerian man sentenced to 3 years & 9 months in prison for attempting to meet with a 14-year-old girl in the UK.
It was later established that the de@d body was that of the fashion designer and gay rights activist. His remains were then deposited at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital awaiting post-mortem to establish the cause of death as investigations start.