An Eldoret Court has made a ruling into the murder of Gay rights activist Edwin Chiloba.
State Counsel Anthony Fedha on Tuesday, January 31 told the court that preliminary investigations link Chiloba’s roommate/boyfriend Jacktone Odhiambo to the murder.
“Following our investigation we have established that four of the suspects are not linked to the murder. However, the first suspect, Jacktone Odhiambo, will be charged with murder,” Fedha told the court.
Chiloba’s body was found stuffed inside a metallic box on the Kipenyo-Kaptinga road in Mokombet village in Uasin Gishu County before it was identified by police.
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On Wednesday, January 11, government pathologist Dr Johansen Oduor revealed that the late model was choked to death.
“We carried out an autopsy on the body of Edwin Kiprotich and we found that he died from choking as a result of his nose and mouth is sealed.
“He could not breathe and died shortly after. The first thing we found was that his mouth and nose was stuffed with jeans and trousers. There was also a sock in his mouth,” Dr Oduor said.
The government pathologist however dispelled rumors that Chiloba’s eyes were gouged out adding that samples are being analyzed to find out whether the deceased was drugged before he was killed.
