Kenyan man jailed 50 years for murdering gay rights Activist

The housemate of an LGBTQ+ activist in Kenya was sentenced to 50 years in prison Monday for the murder of Edwin Chiloba, whose mutilated body was discovered in a metal box almost two years ago.

The High Court sitting in Eldoret found Jacktone Odhiambo guilty in the January 2023 killing that drew global attention to attitudes toward gay rights in largely conservative Kenya, where President William Ruto has called gay rights a nonissue and…