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He branded me a womaniser, says man accused of killing LGBTQ activist Chiloba 

Jackton Odhiambo

Jackton Odhiambo, the suspect in the killing of LGBTQ activist Edwin Kiprotich Kipruto alias Chiloba (inset), at Eldoret High Court in Uasin Gishu County on January 31, 2023. 




Photo credit: Jared Nyataya | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Mr Odhiambo told the court that deceased was always angry whenever he saw him interacting with women and girls.
  • The accused person dismissed claims to the effect that he was involved in a romantic relationship with the deceased.

Jacktone Odhiambo, the man charged with the brutal killing of LGBTQ activist Edwin Kiprotich, alias Chiloba, has told an Eldoret court that the deceased, who was his mutual friend, had branded him a womaniser.

Mr Odhiambo told the court that he lived with Chiloba in the same room while he was a student at the University of Eldoret, and that the deceased was always angry whenever he saw him interacting with women and girls.