A 29-year-old man from Mbanda area in Nyatieko, Kisii County hanged himself after a woman he was set to marry rejected him for being poor. 

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The incident happened on Monday night.

Confirming the incident area assistant chief, Thomas Masese said the deceased Gideon Morara hanged himself in his house.

"Morara wanted to marry his longtime girlfriend Jacinta turned down his proposal on grounds he is poor and he can't provide for her needs," said the chief.

Mr Masese said Morara got angry and threatened to end his life after the disappointment.

"Living true to his threats, he told his elder brother on Monday after eating supper that it was the last time they were seeing him around. He picked a rope and went to his bedroom where he hanged himself," he said.

The administrator said his lifeless body was discovered in the wee hours of Tuesday morning by his elder brother who went to check on him. 

He said he alerted police officers from Nyakoe police station who arrived and took the body to Kisii Teaching and Referral hospital morgue. 

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