Fashion Designer And LGBTQ Activist Edwin Chiloba Found Dead , Body Concealed In A Metallic Box

Police have launched investigations into the murder of model and LGBTQ activist Edwin Chiloba on Wednesday.

Chiloba was found murdered and his body was stashed in a metallic box along the Kipenyo-Kaptinga road, in Kapsaret, Uasin Gishu.

Police said initial reports indicate a numberless vehicle was seen dropping the metal box in the area by a Bodaboda rider who happened to be driving by the area when it happened.

Edwin Chiloba
The matter was reported to police officers who were manning a nearby roadblock. The officers abandoned their post and rushed to the scene.

Upon opening the box, a decomposing body of a man dressed in a womanโ€™s clothes was found inside.

It was later established that the deceased was Eldoret-based fashion designer Chiloba.

The body was taken to the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital awaiting post-mortem to establish the cause of death as investigations start.

Chiloba was a known LGBTQ advocate in the area.

Police spokesperson Resila Onyango said they are yet to know the motive.

โ€œWe donโ€™t know for now why he was killed that way. Experts are handling the matter,โ€ she said.

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