
A man torched his house before he died by suicide in his compound in Mwala, Machakos County.
Police said the incident happened in
Kithiamio village and saw one Raphael Mutune, 45, set his house on fire before
he hanged himself on a mango tree.
His family had left the home days
earlier following a domestic dispute, police and the relatives said.
It was then that on Wednesday, he set
the three-roomed house on fire before hanging himself within the compound.
The locals woke up to find the house
flattened by the fire and the body hanging out there. There was nothing that
was salvaged from the house, police said.
The body was moved to the mortuary
pending autopsy.
Elsewhere, police are investigating an
incident where a private security guard with an international security firm
died by suicide in his house in Kayole, Nairobi.
Police said Patrick Onguso, 42, used a rope to hang himself in his house on Wednesday, August 6.
The body was discovered by the
deceased man’s daughter.
He had hanged himself on the window
grill where the body was hanging in the bedroom.
The man had earlier on Tuesday told
the daughter it would be the last time she would see him, and he looked
depressed.
Police said they searched his pocket
and recovered a letter addressed to the human resource manager at the firm seeking
permission for four days' leave to attend a funeral of his cousin.
The body was moved to the mortuary
pending autopsy and investigations.
Elsewhere in Timau, Meru County, a
27-year-old man died by suicide in his compound in a tragedy.
Police said the body of Boniface
Kimathi was found hanging from a tree outside the home long after the incident on
Wednesday.
The rope was tied around his neck. The
family said the man had earlier attempted suicide and was only married for four
months.
The motive of the incident is yet to
be known. The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy.
Suicide cases have been on the rise
amid efforts to address the menace.
Most of the victims are men,
statistics show.
The World Health Organisation 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.
The government says efforts are being made to address the menace.