Stephen simiyu lying on the ground surrounded by prison wardens. [Photo/NairobiNews.]Prisoners at kitale Law court were on Thursday treated to a rare spectacle after a remandee tried to commit suicide using shoe laces but failed terribly. Stephen Simiyu who was arrested together with his three brothers, Kennedy Wafula, Brian Wafula and Sammy Baraza for stealing dry maize cobs belonging to Mr John sakaja tried to take his own life after he failed to raise a bond of Ksh 5,000.
Simiyu had pleaded not guilty before Senior Resident Magistrate Vincent Adet and was granted a surety bond of KSh20, 000 or cash bail of KSh5, 000 but was unable to raise.
When the time came to take prisoners to Kitale prison, simiyu hurriedly untied his shoe laces and combined the them then made a knot and hang on his neck and then tied the other end of the grill inside the court cell.
As he tried to pull himself, the weight became too much for the rope and it snapped landing him on a floor with a painful thud while choking.
Other prisoners and Police broke into laughter as Stephen pretended to have died.
The prison wardens later rushed him to hospital.
Tranzoia west police boss Jackson Wenga confirmed the incident saying that Stephen will face other charges.
“That was a stupid thing for him to do since he will face another charge for trying to kill himself,” said