Suicide

First Class ICT graduate takes own life in Nandi after failing to secure employment
By Isaiah Cheruiyot | 1 day ago
A family in Kapsongoro village in Chepsangor, Nandi County, is in distress after their son allegedly took his own life after failing to secure a job. ...

‘He regretted going abroad’ -family recounts last moments of student who died by suicide in Finland
By Wycliffe Nyamasege | 2 months ago
A family in Uasin Gishu is in distress after their son allegedly took his own life while studying in Finland. Rodgers Kipruto, who was pursuing a degr...

Police officer kills self over alleged wife’s infidelity
By Isaiah Cheruiyot | 4 months ago
Shock and grief engulfed Simat village in Kapsaret sub-county, Uasin Gishu County after a police officer hanged himself over domestic squabbles and in...

Man jumps to death at Nyali Bridge
By Harrison Kivisu | 5 months ago
A middle-aged man committed suicide by jumping into the Indian Ocean at the Nyali Bridge in Mombasa on Sunday, January 15. According to an eyewitness,...

Deputy Commander’s son shoots himself dead
By Antynet Ford | 8 months ago
Police in Ruai are investigating an incident where a 13-year-old son of North Eastern Deputy Regional Commander Patrick King’ori died in a shoot...

Tharaka Nithi: Shock as senior police officer found dead in his house
By Blaise Gitonga | 8 months ago
Police in Tharaka Nithi have launched investigations after a senior cop was found dead in his rented apartment in Chogoria on Tuesday, September 27. P...

42-year-old man takes his own life over cheating wife
By Blaise Gitonga | 9 months ago
A 42-year-old man identified as Joseph Kimathi was found dead in his house in Ruguti Village, Igambang’ombe sub-county, after hanging himself ov...

Man succumbs to burns after setting self, 2-year-old daughter on fire inside car
By Naomi Njoroge | 10 months ago
A 34-year-old man succumbed to burns after setting a car he was riding on Sunday with his daughter and wife at Nasra Estate, Njiru, Nairobi County. ...

Kirinyaga: Shock as school teacher commits suicide inside coffee farm
By Richard Mugo | 11 months ago
Residents of Kirerema in Gikumbo Village, Karumandî ward of Gichugu Kirinyaga county were thrown into a rude shock after the body of a Primary school...

Shock as retired police officer takes own life in Uasin Gishu
By Antynet Ford | 11 months ago
Residents of Kosachei area, Turbo Uasin Gishu County, have been left in shock after a retired police officer committed suicide. Police said David Boit...