Anita Nderu, Makena Njeri, & Mitchelle Ntalami pay glowing tribute to Edwin Chiloba

Media personality Anita Nderu, Marini Naturals founder Michelle Ntalami and Bold Network founder Makena Njeri have paid glowing tribute to model and fashion guru Edwin Chiloba who was brutally murdered.

Chiloba's body was found stashed in a metallic box in the Mogombet area of Kapsaret in Uasin Gishu County.

Here is what they wrote;

Anita Nderu’s tribute to Edwin Chiloba

“When I saw a post on my timeline about @its_edwinchiloba 's brutal murder, my immediate thought was NO! This can't be! Please let this be a hoax! Then I checked the news and it was true😞

I am heartbroken and devastated💔

Seeing the comments under the posts highlighting his death are so alarming. We are headed down a very alarming trajectory as a society.

How many more members of the LGBTQ+ community have to be murdered before Kenyans realize that your silence empowers the homophobic, it empowers them to act unlawfully and with impunity.

Refusing to address and legalize the rights of the community leaves room for all sorts of injustice to take place.

Refusing to educate yourselves or the public on what the LGBTQ+ community is really about leads to tons of misinformation spreading and allows for archaic thinking to influence decision making.

The community is SO much more than just sexual preferences which is all most of you seem to focus on. They are human beings with family, friends, LIVES that they live, contributions to society, hopes & dreams.

As a society we cannot possibly allow human beings to be murdered because who they are biologically makes you uncomfortable.

What is it exactly about someone being gay that makes it hard for you to live your own life & allow them to live theirs?

We differ on so many things but we find ways to cope, why are you putting an end to someone's life?

I am so worried for all my friends in the community, I can't believe that I am even saying this but please watch your back, be careful, I pray for your safety, I pray for a more open minded society, I pray for justice to be served. I pray for each and every one of you.

My deepest condolences to the Chiloba family and his loved ones.

This is an incredibly sad ending to a promising future. May his death and the death of all members we hear & not hear about not be in vain but be a wake up call.

He posted on the 7th of November a post with this image captioned "If you're going to live, leave a legacy. Make a mark on the world that cannot be erased"

RIP Edwin💔 Soar with the angels❤️

#JusticeforEdwinChiloba,"

Mitchelle Ntalami’s tribute to Edwin Chiloba

"I can’t believe it! Why Edwin? He’d never hurt anyone! Always showing love and moving with love any chance he got.

The world has lost the sweetest soul. I’ve lost a friend. My love @its_edwinchiloba my heart BLEEDS for you.

So many questions! To imagine the pain, darkness and torture that you went through in your last moments breaks my heart into pieces. You embody love and the served you hate. May justice prevail. Thank you for your friendship.

Thank you for your unwavering love and support to me and @marini.naturals. Thank you for your big beautiful smile."

Natalami further added;

"Your constant comments and reposts on my page always spreading LOVE. Thank you for holding me down when I was down, and you know what I mean.

Thank you for what you stood for and brought into this world; love, truth, empathy, style.

Whenever I feel down and out, rest assured I will always come here to your page to say hello, and remember there are pure souls like yours. I’ll forever hold you close.

Rest well Edwin. P.S: They played themselves, YOUR LOVE WON! ♥️🌈"

Makena Njeri’s tribute to model and designer Edwin Chiloba

"If anyone met you or spoke to you what they would probably say is that you were light and love. Edwin the news of your brutal death sent chills down my spine. You didn’t deserve that pain, you didn’t deserve to die.

This is a hate crime it has homophobia written all over it and it sickens me that this is how we start this year. Yet another tragic loss for the queer community in Kenya , a country we should call home.

I mourn you so hard my friend 😔,I will forever remember the moments we shared and the conversations we had. You had so much love to share with the world Edwin. I am in pain, I am numb.

I cry for your closest friends and family who experienced your love even closer may they find peace in this moment. How many queer people have to die for this to stop? When will our government stop seeing us as a Non Issue and put up laws that protect all of us from such hate crimes?

How many people do we have to bury for this nation to stop and listen to queer people. Edwin you fought so hard, loudly and boldly for the many that we lost. We will fight for you. Rest easy my friend, rest now Angel 🌈🕊️❤️.

I will not stop saying their names. Erica ( 2021), Sheila ( 2022) Edwin ( 2023) and these are just a few.

To the politicians that stand with us please walk with us Boldy, to the allys that support us please talk about this loudly, to the companies, organizations and government bodies that feel our pain please stand with us. We need to put an end to all this queer suffering. Repeal 162 this is not a law it’s a weapon to murder innocent queer people 🌈💔.

Rest in paradise . Forever our ICON 🕊️,"

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