JACKTONE ODHIAMBO JAILED FOR 50 YEARS FOR THE MURDER OF EDWIN CHILOBA

The High Court in Eldoret on Monday, December 16, sentenced Jacktone Odhiambo to 50 years in prison for the murder of Edwin Kiprotich Kiptoo, popularly known as Chiloba.

Justice Reuben Nyakundi described the case as aggravated homicide, noting that the murder was premeditated, planned, and executed in a brutal manner. “The accused has shown no sincere or genuine remorse since the incident. While the death penalty would be appropriate, it is not implemented in Kenya. The middle ground between the death penalty and life imprisonment is a sentence of 50 years,” Justice Nyakundi ruled. 

Chiloba’s decomposing body was discovered on January 3, 2023, stashed in a metallic box along the Kipkenyo-Kaptinga road in Kapseret sub-county, Uasin Gishu county. Eyewitnesses reported seeing the box being dumped by individuals who sped off afterward. 

Investigations revealed that Chiloba was likely murdered at an apartment in Chepkolel, Moiben, where he lived with Odhiambo. Justice Nyakundi found Odhiambo guilty of intentionally causing the death of his lover, meeting all the elements of murder as defined under Section 203 of the Penal Code. Initially, five suspects were arrested and arraigned in connection with the incident. However, the other four individuals were later released, leaving Odhiambo to face the full force of the law.