A primary school teacher in Kisiani on Thursday committed suicide after a class six pupil broke their vow and divulged one of his secrets.
A month ago, the teacher impregnated the pupil before he agreed with her parents that they will keep it a secret, as he was going to cater for all the educational costs of the child.
However, the child and her parents broke the vow, and informed the authority safeguarding the rights of the children in the constituency.
Following the revelation, police launched a search for the teacher who had since gone missing, only to be found hanging dead, locked inside his house.
"The teacher committed suicide after learning that the police were looking forward to arresting him. He said that if the parents hadn’t broken the vow, he would still be alive," Maseno police boss told Urban Radio.
A note left behind by the teacher claimed that he committed suicide because his life was never meant to rot in the prison, or suffer in the hands of the police.