Police in Kisumu and officials from the Independent Policing Oversight Authority are investigating a suspected suicide case at Katito police cells in Kisumu County.
Police at the station said they were heard commotion in the cell at 10 am on June 13.
They said they found suspect Calvin Owuor had hanged himself on the grills of the cells using his vest.
He had been arrested on accusations of stock theft.
This came days after another suspect died by suicide at Ukwala police cells in Siaya county on June 10.
The body of Joseph Oduor, alias Sande, 26, was found hanging in the toilet.
He was arrested he was accused of defilement.
Police said he hanged himself using his shirt.
Police said the body was found hanging on a metal water pipe.
The family said the man was suicidal, as he had attempted the same in the past.
Senior police officers visited the scene as part of the probe.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending postmortem and further investigation.
This also came in the wake of the death of teacher Albert Ojwang at Central police station cells in Nairobi.
There is pressure for action after it emerged Ojwang was clobbered and strangled to death.
Five police officers, who were on duty when the incident happened, have been interdicted pending investigations into the matter.
Two of them have been arrested.
A postmortem conducted on the body ruled out the possibility the deceased had self-inflicted injuries.
Such cases where suspects die in police custody are usually handled by IPOA.
Ojwang was a teacher based in Voi. He had travelled home in Homa Bay for the weekend when he was arrested and transported to Nairobi.
Born in Kakoth, Homa Bay county, Ojwang, a 31-year-old teacher and outspoken blogger, was arrested on June 7 over an alleged defamation statement on his X account.
Authorities initially claimed he injured himself in a cell and was rushed to Mbagathi Hospital where he died.
However, a postmortem report revealed blunt-force trauma and evidence of assault.
His death ignited nationwide protests against police brutality on June 9 and beyond, with human rights groups and political leaders demanding accountability.
