Suicide cases in Kenya have been on the rise and Central Kenya in particular.
Central Kenya is reported to be losing at least five persons a day. This is a never-seen-before catastrophe that should now trigger community reawakening to restore social ethics.
Most of the incidences have been blamed to drug abuse which has been a menace in the region.
In April this year, an investigative report by BBC Africa Eye revealed that Nyandarua had reported over 70 suicidal deaths, almost all being men.
“In Nyandarua County, when you look at the data given by the police, there is an increase in the cases of suicide for both male and female, but the majority are male,” said the county commissioner told BBC Africa.
Cases of students taking their lives have also been on the rise. In April, a body of a four form student in Chinga Boys which(Nyeri)was found hanging in the school dormitory.
A month later, a body of a form two student in Bishop Gatimu was found dangling from the roof of her dormitory. In the suicide note, the deceased, Joan Mumbi, blamed her separated parents for not transferring her to the school of her choice.
Lack of parental guidance, love, and attention are just a few causes of depression in teens, leading to suicidal thoughts.
Most suicide victims have been described as polite who never with no history in fights, yet no one seems to understand that they were actually suffering in silence.
Government move with speed and look for approaches to arrest escalating cases of suicide in the country.