- She landed on her head and died. Neighbours rushed her to the nearby hospital where she was confirmed dead on arrival.
- The body was moved to the City Mortuary awaiting autopsy.
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Police are investigating three incidents of suicide reported to them in various parts of the country.
Cases of suicide have been on the rise in the past few days amid calls to address the trend.
The first incident was reported in the Roysambu area where a 23-year-old woman died by jumping off the third floor of a residential apartment.
Neighbours said Veron Njambi walked out on her apartment balcony while staggering and jumped off.
She landed on her head and died. Neighbours rushed her to the nearby hospital where she was confirmed dead on arrival.
The body was moved to the City Mortuary awaiting autopsy.
The motive of the incident is yet to be known, police said.
In Ebukhamwa village, Kakamega County, a 27-year-old man died by suicide in another incident.
The body of Geoffrey Buliba was found hanging on a tree outside their compound.
The motive of the incident is yet to be known, police said.
The body was moved to Butere Funeral Home for preservation awaiting autopsy.
In Nyeri’s Gatarakwa location, a 31-year-old man died by suicide at his rental house.
Police visited the scene and established that Peter Chege who was working as a casual labourer at a land-selling company hanged himself using a nylon rope from the rooftop of his rental house.
Witnesses said his knees were bending on the floor.
There was a suicidal note on the table addressed to his mother with two phone passwords of Mpesa Pin and sim Pin, police said.
Details of the note were not made public.
The body was moved to Mary Immaculate Mweiga morgue awaiting autopsy.