A prison inmate who was an ex roommate of a kenyan Kenyan LGBTQ+ activist's has been handed with a 50-year imprisonment term early Monday over the killing of Edwin Chiloba, whose disfigured body was found in a metal box nearly two years ago.
The High Court in Eldoret convicted Jacktone Odhiambo of the January 2023 murder that brought spotlight on Kenya's views on gay rights in a country that is primarily cautious and where President William Ruto has declared that homosexual rights are a nonissue and that intercourse between men is prohibited.
The deaceased, chiloba is a popular figure in The LGBTQ+ community in kenya for his efforts to get rid of descrimination.
Although the DNA samples of the deceased where found on his body , The acused , still stand on original fact and claims innocence of the muder case he is acused of commiting.
The sentence is subject to appeal. Although DNA evidence suggested a close physical tie between the two individuals, the court did not determine the reason behind the murder.