On August 31, Erica Chandra Kitula, a transgender woman, was found dead under suspicious circumstances in Westlands, Nairobi. Kitula volunteered with Jinsiangu, an organization that describes itself as “a Nairobi-based social justice organization working to create awareness and respect of trans[gender], intersex, and gender non-conforming Kenyans.” Circumstances surrounding her death remain a mystery. The following...
