More suspects have been arrested in connection with the killing of LGBTQ activist Edwin Chiloba. Kenyan police have arrested more suspects over the killing of LGBTQ activist Edwin Chiloba, whose mutilated body was found on a roadside stuffed in a metal trunk, media reports said on Sunday. Rights campaigners have issued calls for heightened efforts to protect members of the LGBTQ community after Chiloba's violent death in the Rift Valley of western Kenya. 'Redouble protection efforts'UN human rights chief Volker Turk said on Saturday he was "shaken" by Chiloba's death. Dersso urged Kenya to initiate a "transparent, thorough, and prompt investigation" into the murder and bring those responsible to justice.

Source: News 24 January 08, 2023 12:55 UTC