{"id":126992,"date":"2025-12-18T18:09:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T18:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/authorities-open-probe-into-multiple-suicide-deaths-in-different-parts-of-the-country-reported-this-week\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T18:09:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T18:09:45","slug":"authorities-open-probe-into-multiple-suicide-deaths-in-different-parts-of-the-country-reported-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/authorities-open-probe-into-multiple-suicide-deaths-in-different-parts-of-the-country-reported-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Authorities open probe into multiple suicide deaths in different parts of the country reported this week"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 19 \u2013 Police have reported a series of suspected suicide deaths in four counties, with investigations opened and post-mortem examinations pending, according to incident reports filed on Dec. 16, 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Siaya County, officers responded to a report from the assistant chief of Masumbi sub-location, of a suicide in Ojalo village at about 8:15 a.m. Police said they found the body of a 35-year-old woman, hanging from a tree with a sisal rope around her neck.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Investigators established that deceased was the wife of Joseph Owino and was discovered at about 6 a.m. by the husband\u2019s brother, as he went to the toilet.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was no suicide note which was recovered from the scene,\u201d the police report said adding that there were no visible physical injuries.<\/p>\n

The scene was processed by crime scene investigators, and the body was moved to Siaya Referral Hospital morgue to await an autopsy.<\/p>\n

In Elgeyo Marakwet County, police said they followed up on a report involving an abandoned motor vehicle whose owner, Jonah Kemboi Yator, a 35-year-old man, was later found dead on a nearby farm about one kilometer north of Chebororwa Police Station.<\/p>\n

Officers said Yator was found hanging from a tree using a manila rope. Police reported that it was established he had family issues that had caused depression.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The body had no visible injuries and was taken to Eldoret Referral Hospital mortuary pending an autopsy. The case is being handled by Chebororwa Police Station.<\/p>\n

In Nyamira County, police said they received a report at 12:43 p.m. from Kevin Nyakoe, the assistant chief of Bokiambori sub-location, of a suicide in Nyandochoebere village, West Mugirango location, about nine kilometers west of Nyamaiya Police Station.<\/p>\n

Officers and detectives said they found the body of Hezron Kebati, a 19-year-old man, hanging outside his mother Anna Moraa Kebati\u2019s kitchen.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Police said an improvised rope made from a mosquito net had been tied to a terrace. No suicide note was recovered.<\/p>\n

The body was taken to Nyamira Referral Hospital morgue, and investigators said more details would follow.<\/p>\n

In Kisumu County, police said an assistant chief reported that Joshua Odhiambo, a 62-year-old man, was found hanging inside his house in Nyakach sub-county, Pap Onditi area.<\/p>\n

Police and detectives who visited the scene confirmed him dead.<\/p>\n

Officers said no suicide note was left. The body was moved to Pap Onditi Hospital mortuary awaiting post-mortem examination, and an inquest file was opened.<\/p>\n

Police said investigations into the circumstances surrounding the deaths are ongoing.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 19 \u2013 Police have reported a series of suspected suicide deaths in four counties, with investigations opened and post-mortem examinations pending, according to incident reports filed on Dec. 16, 2025. In Siaya County, officers responded to a report from the assistant chief of Masumbi sub-location, of a suicide in Ojalo village at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126992"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126992\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}