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Police are grilling Edwin Chiloba’s close friend over the death of the fashion enthusiast and LGBTQ activist.

Prime suspect arrested in connection with Edwin Chiloba's death | Pulselive Kenya

Denis Mwangi

Police are grilling Edwin Chiloba’s close friend over the death of the fashion enthusiast and LGBTQ activist.&nbsp;

According to reports reaching the news desk, DCI officers based in Eldoret are treating the man as a prime suspect.&nbsp;

Uasin Gishu county DCI boss Peter Kimulwo told the media that the deceased appeared to have been strangled but the results of the autopsy are yet to be released.&nbsp;

According to the DCI boss, Edwin lived with two other individuals in his rental house.&nbsp;

Amos Robi

<a href="https://www.pulselive.co.ke/news/local/lgbtq-activist-edwin-chilobas-last-public-moments-before-he-was-murdered/cgbh8wx">He was last seen in public on New Year's Eve during a party </a>with friends at Tamasha Club.&nbsp;

Chiloba and some friends returned home to their residence around 3:00 am.&nbsp;

Upon their arrival, neighbours reported hearing commotion and cries that eventually subsided.&nbsp;

The neighbours also reported seeing two people loading a metal box into a vehicle and leaving the area.&nbsp;

At this time, the other tenants also noticed a foul smell emanating from the house.&nbsp;

Chiloba's body would later be discovered in a metallic box on Kipenyo-Katinga Road in Uasin Gishu County by boda boda riders, who saw a vehicle with its license plate covered dumping the box on the side of the road.

This is a developing story, more updates to follow...

Prime suspect arrested in connection with Edwin Chiloba's death

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