A primary teacher from Muuoni village Kaewa location in Kathiani sub-county in Machakos county committed suicide on Friday night using an electric cable.
This incident was confirmed by Kaewa location chief Titus Vuva who said that the body of the man was found hanging from the roof of his house on Saturday morning by his family.
Chief Vuva disclosed that the family of the deceased confirmed that the man has on four occasions tried to commit suicide by hanging himself using a rope with no success.
The chief also advised residents to be seeking professional help when faced with problem where he urged them take action once a family member has tried to commit suicide instead of ignoring.
"People should seek help when experiencing problems, suicide should not be an option," said the chief.
"Mostly I would recommend religious help, talk to your religious leader it could help greatly," he added.
The body of the man was taken to Kathiani hospital mortuary.