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A court in western Kenya has set free four men who were arrested last month following the killing of LGBTQ activist Edwin Kiprotich Kipruto, popularly known as Edwin Chiloba.
But prosecutors told the court that the main suspect, Jacktone Odhiambo, will be charged with the murder of the activist
Mr Odhiambo was said to be a housemate and partner of Chiloba - who was also a fashion model.
Chiloba's body was found dumped in a metal box by the roadside near the town of Eldoret in January.
Kenya’s chief pathologist Johansen Oduor said he had "died from asphyxia, which is caused by smothering".
Chiloba's death sent shockwaves through the LGBTQ community in Kenya, where homosexuality is taboo and gay sex is punishable by 14 years in prison, although that law is rarely enforced.
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