- Police say cases of suicide are on the rise in the country in general.
- At least one case is reported to the police daily.
Police are investigating two separate incidents where two people died by suicide in Nairobi.
The first incident happened in the Sunton area where a driver with a government agency was found dead after a suspected suicide.
Police said the body of Joseph Kimunyu aged 53 was found dangling on a truss in his house with a yellow synthetic rope tied around his neck.
The motive for the incident was not immediately established.
The body was moved to Kenyatta University Teaching and Referral Hospital mortuary awaiting postmortem after the Friday, June 7 incident.
In the Marurui area, a 29-year-old man died by suicide in his bedroom.
The body of Wilfred Githae Wanjiku was found hanging on a truss after the incident.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy.
Police say cases of suicide are on the rise in the country in general.
At least one case is reported to the police daily.
Last week, a soldier on transfer from Narok to Garissa was found dead in his house in the Kasarani area after a suicide incident.
Police and military officials said they are yet to establish the motive of the incident.
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.
WHO rates suicide as a serious global public health issue that is among the top 20 leading causes of death worldwide.
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.
WHO rates suicide as a serious global public health issue that is among the top 20 leading causes of death worldwide.
Kenya has rolled out various strategies to address the menace.