The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights says Kenyan LGBTQI activist Edwin Chiloba was killed as a result of hate. | CdeLENIN
Chiloba's body was found stuffed in a metal trunk on the roadside on Friday, about 40km from the Rift Valley town of Eldoret, where it was dumped from a moving car.
The 25-year-old Chiloba was a fashion designer and LGBTQi activist in one of the most homophobic countries in Africa. The safety of the LGBTQi community has become even more compromised under the leadership of President William Ruto.
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