K24 TV.The outlet noted the killing happened in Karatina, which is about three hours north of the country’s capital.Human rights activist Njeri Wa Migwi wrote on Facebook, “I just spoke to Sheila’s Lumumba best friend today, and we cried together.
Today Sheila is dead...” Migwi said that, according to an autopsy report, a group of men broke into Lumumba's house and raped them before killing them.
Migwi continued, “Why? Because [they were] a lesbian. My heart is beyond broken.”Lumumba’s body was discovered several days after their death by colleagues at the resort they worked with after they failed to show up for a couple of days, according to K24 TV.On social media, many have used #JusticeForSheila to call on authorities to appropriately investigate Lumumba’s death and find those responsible.Amnesty International Kenya wrote, “No one deserves such cruel treatment.