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In Mwea, Kirinyaga, 39-year-old John Gitari Gichira died by suicide in his house.
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He was rescued by his wife and rushed to Sagana Sub County Health where he succumbed, police said.
Police are investigating separate incidents where four people died by suicide.
The victims included a 38-year-old pregnant woman who was found dead after a suspected suicide in Embakasi, Nairobi.
The body of the woman was found dangling from the rafters of her house with a pink rope tied around her neck.
Her legs were touching the ground and she seemed to have struggled to free herself before she died, police said.
Police who visited the scene said they suspect the woman was five months pregnant.
The unborn child had died by the time police picked up the body to the mortuary.
The incident happened on Monday, December 11 in Mukuru Kwa Njenga slums.
No suicide note was recovered from the scene where the woman stayed alone.
The motive of the incident is yet to be known.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and other procedures.
In Murang’a’s Gathungururu Sub location, the body of a 35-year-old woman was found dangling from the roof rafters with a lesson tied around her neck.
Police said she had died by suicide. The motive of the incident is yet to be known but an investigation has been opened.
In Mwea, Kirinyaga, 39-year-old John Gitari Gichira died by suicide in his house.
He was rescued by his wife and rushed to Sagana Sub County Health where he succumbed, police said.
The motive of the incident is yet to be known, police said.
Elsewhere in Kibwezi, Makueni County, one Patrick Wambua, 37 was found dead after a suspected suicide.
The body of the man was found dangling from the roof rafters with a nylon rope tied around his neck inside their bedroom.
The motive of the incident is yet to be known, police said.