- His decomposing body was found hanging on the window of the toilet where he lived with his friend.
- He had been missing since July 17 after leaving his mobile phone while charging.
Police are investigating the death of a 27-year-old student whose body was found in a toilet after suspected suicide along Kirinyaga Road, Nairobi.
His family said Frankline Ondwari was a student at the University of Nairobi.
His decomposing body was found hanging on the window of the toilet where he lived with his friend.
He had been missing since July 17 after leaving his mobile phone while charging.
Police said the deceased’s friend who has been living with him at the house had smelt a foul smell from the toilet.
When he checked the source of the smell he found the body hanging on a rope.
The students stayed on the 20th floor of a residential house along Kirinyaga Road.
Police said the motive of the incident is yet to be established and that a probe had been launched into the same.
The body was removed to Nairobi Funeral Home pending autopsy and investigations.
Police say cases of suicide are on the rise amid calls to address the trend.
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.
Meanwhile, a 30-year-old casual worker died after a casting machine crushed him at a construction site in Loresho, Nairobi.
The victim identified as Kevin Baraza Mvuya was on duty at the site with about 20 other workers when the incident happened on Tuesday at about midday.
The machine landed on his head crushing him, witnesses and police said.
He was rushed to PCEA Kikuyu Hospital where he succumbed to his injury due to profuse bleeding and severe head injury.
Police said they are investigating the incident. This is the latest such accident at construction sites in a series reported to police.
Multi agencies are investigating the incidents amid calls on contractors to take measures to ensure safety of the workers.
Meanwhile, a gardener aged 73 was found dead in the compound of a sugar factory in Kabras, Kakamega County.
Police said the body of Khatikhwi Lolo was found within the residential area of the factory on Monday evening and that they are yet to establish the cause of the death.
The body of the deceased was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy.