•Police say they register up to two cases of suicide daily.
•Suicide is a leading cause of death nowadays, officials say.
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A 35-year-old man died by suicide in his bathroom after he left his shower head running for a day in Nairobi’s Kahawa West area.
The body of Anthony Ndungu Waithanje was found dangling on a manila rope in his bathroom with the shower water running.
He is suspected to have died on the night of April 18, police said.
This is the latest case of suicide in a series that have been reported in the country amid calls to address the trend.
According to a neighbor of the deceased, he arrived home on April 19 in the evening and heard the shower of Ndungu running.
He assumed the deceased was taking a shower after daylong activities.
The deceased stayed alone.
But an hour later, the shower was still on with water running down the drain.
The neighbour went to knock on Ndungu's door but there was no response as the door had been locked from the inside.
He also tried to call his mobile phone but established it had been switched off.
He told police he peeped through the window and spotted his body hanging on a shower even as the water ran.
Nairobi police boss Adamson Bungei said police were called and broke into the house where the body was found.
He said they are yet to establish the motive of the incident and that the body was moved to the mortuary.
Police say they register up to two cases of suicide daily. Suicide is a leading cause of death nowadays, officials say.
The World Health Organization says such cases are attributed to joblessness, death, academic failures or pressures, legal difficulties and financial difficulties.
Other reasons are bullying, previous suicide attempts, history of suicide in a family, alcoholism and substance misuse, depression and bipolar disorder.
WHO rates suicide as a serious global public health issue that is among the top 20 leading causes of death worldwide.