Nyamira man hangs himself for being HIV positive

Three gangsters shot dead in Kerugoya after a failed robbery. /The Star
Three gangsters shot dead in Kerugoya after a failed robbery. /The Star

A man living with HIV in Nyamira has committed suicide over alleged frustrations from his family.

Stephen Orina Onchonga, 60, from Ikurucha village, Keera location had told his wife that he would commit suicide for being mistreated by his family members.

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Onchonga complained that due to his condition, his own family had despised him and continuously shown him disrespect.

“He said he has been sidelined and has not been given the respect that he deserves the head of the family. Last Friday, he threatened us that we will discover his importance after he is gone,” his wife Rachael Kerubo told the star sobbing.

Onchonga, a father of four worked as a labourer at a construction site.

On Sunday the wife left for the market, after coming back she found her husband hanging from a rope inside their bedroom.

Senior chief Keera location John Oire said the family had serious disputes that may have contributed to the death.

The body has been taking to the Nyamira referral hospital.

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