Arrests Made In Killing of Kenyan LGBTQ Activist

[Webster]

LGBTQ activist Edwin Chiloba: Kenyan police make more arrests

Four people have now been detained after Edwin Chiloba's body was found dumped in a metal box.

www.bbc.com

Four people have now been arrested in Kenya over the brutal killing of LGBTQ activist and fashion designer Edwin Chiloba, police say.

Preliminary investigations showed that his eyes had been gouged out, before his body was dumped in a metal box by a roadside, local media report. Rights groups have linked Chiloba's killing to his sexuality, but the motive is still unclear.

Police said on Friday they had detained his long-time friend over his death.

He was described by police as the main suspect.

Police said they had arrested three more suspects on Saturday, and they had also seized the vehicle thought to have been used to dump Chiloba's body. It was found on Tuesday in a decomposed state by the roadside near the the western town of Eldoret.

Tributes on social media described Chiloba, who was in his mid-20s, as "an amazing human" and an "iconic fashion designer".

He had moved to Eldoret from the capital, Nairobi, in 2019 to study fashion and was beginning to make a name for himself in design, a friend said. Last month Chiloba wrote on Instagram that he was "going to fight for all marginalised people", saying that he himself had been marginalised.

Human rights groups have called on police to swiftly resolve his killing.

 

[Nebulous]

Yikes RIP to Edwin Chiloba, glad they have made some arrests.

 

[PGen98]

Good, now punish them with more than a slap on the wrist!

 

[Nebulous]

Good, now punish them with more than a slap on the wrist!

The punishment should fit the crime.

 

[PGen98]

The punishment should fit the crime.

It absolutely should, unfortunately certain places still don't prosecute crimes committed against certain groups...hoping Kenya will actually do something

 

[Nebulous]

unfortunately certain places still don't prosecute crimes committed against certain groups...hoping Kenya will actually do something

Shame. A human being was murdered, thats all they need to go off of to prosecute the murderers.

 

[PGen98]

Shame. A human being was murdered, thats all they need to go off of to prosecute the murderers.

That's how it should be, most definitely.

 

[Webster]

unfortunately certain places still don't prosecute crimes committed against certain groups.

Or worse, they do but only to keep up the appearance of "justice"....

 

[PGen98]

Or worse, they do but only to keep up the appearance of "justice"....

Oh absolutely, the one publicized trial that "makes an example" and then nothing happens afterwards, the illusion of justice blanketed in pardons and excuses.

 

[Nebulous]

Or worse, they do but only to keep up the appearance of "justice"....

How is that worse? The people who did the crimes received their punishment in your scenario.

 

[Webster]

How is that worse? The people who did the crimes received their punishment in your scenario.

They go through the motions but only get a slap on the wrist for their crimes....

 

[Nebulous]

They go through the motions but only get a slap on the wrist for their crimes....

Oh I figured "makes an example of them" (like @PGen98 mentioned) means they had an extremely harsh punishment.

 

[PGen98]

Oh I figured "makes an example of them" (like @PGen98 mentioned) means they had an extremely harsh punishment.

Nope, just a show trial