Homicide experts drawn from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) gathered more evidence in their bid to present a concrete case over the mysterious murder of LGBTQ activist and fashion designer Edwin Kiprotich alias Chiloba.
During the visits that took place on Thursday, January 12, the detectives retraced his last movements, which they believed were crucial in the case.
The detectives first pitched camp at Noble Breeze Apartments in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu county, where Chiloba reportedly lived together with a Nairobi-based photographer Jackton Odhiambo, the man named as the main suspect in the case.
Led by Martin Nyuguto, the DCI director in charge of homicide investigations, the officers collected blood-stained clothes reportedly belonging to the victim.
After collecting evidence at their shared apartment, the homicide detectives moved to Kapseret Sub-County, where the deceased's body had earlier been recovered stuffed in a metal box.
At the scene, they gathered more evidence, took photographs and picked other items linked to the murder of the activist.
Detectives then headed to the Spain area in Kahoya estate, Eldoret, where Odhiambo's parents lived. At their house, they recovered a few items belonging to the fashion designer.
Some of the items collected include clothes, shoes and some electronic devices. Odhiambo, the main suspect in the case, led the detectives to all three places.
To piece together more evidence, the homicide detectives are also set to visit a popular club in Nairobi where Chiloba and Odhiambo allegedly spent time days before his body was found dumped in a metal box.
"We have been visiting the scenes where Chiloba was last seen before his death. We intend to visit more scenes to gather enough evidence to be presented in court by the prosecution," Nyuguto stated.
According to autopsy results released by government pathologist Johansen Oduor, Chiloba was choked with socks in his mouth.
Speaking on Wednesday, January 11, Oduor affirmed that the late fashion model was also stuffed with jeans in his mouth.
"We did an autopsy on the body of Edwin Kiprotich and we found that he died from choking as a result of his nose and mouth being sealed.
"He could not breathe and died shortly after. The first thing we found was that his mouth and nose were stuffed with jeans. There were also socks in his mouth," he noted.
