Jackton Odhiambo Faces Sentencing for Murder of LGBTQ Activist Edwin Chiloba
The Eldoret High Court is set to sentence Jackton Odhiambo on Monday for the murder of Edwin Kiprotich Kiptoo, popularly known as Edwin Chiloba, an LGBTQ activist and university student.
Presiding Judge Justice Reuben Nyakundi will deliver the sentence after convicting Odhiambo of the high-profile killing last week. Chiloba’s decomposing body was discovered on January 3, 2023, stuffed in a metallic box abandoned along the Kipkenyo-Kaptinga road in Kapseret, Uasin Gishu County.
According to investigations, Chiloba was allegedly killed in his apartment in Chepkolel, Moiben, where he lived with Odhiambo. Witnesses reported seeing individuals drop the metallic box at the roadside before fleeing.
Justice Nyakundi ruled that Odhiambo intentionally caused the death of Chiloba, meeting the legal elements of murder under Section 203 of the Penal Code. While five suspects were initially arrested in connection with the crime, only Odhiambo was charged. He pleaded not guilty but later withdrew his bail application.
Chiloba, a student of Apparel Fashion and Design at the University of Eldoret, was a prominent advocate for LGBTQ rights, and his death sparked outrage and calls for justice.
In a separate case, Justice Nyakundi will also sentence police constable Lilian Biwott on Monday, accused of murdering her husband at Kimumu Estate in Eldoret.
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Jackton Odhiambo Faces Sentencing for Murder of LGBTQ Activist Edwin Chiloba
