Jacktone Odhiambo fell down and cried after the judge sentenced him for killing Edwin Chiloba.
Kenyan photographer Jacktone Odhiambo has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for murdering his housemate, LGBTQ+ activist Edwin Kiprotich Kipruto, popularly known as Edwin Chiloba, nearly two years ago.Justice Nyakundi said Odhiambo, 25, showed no remorse for the killing.
"I have considered all factors and found that Odhiambo was a vengeful person who committed the killing of his close friend," said the judge. The prosecution, led by Mark Mugun, told the court that Odhiambo splurged the activist's money after killing him.
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