A sombre mood engulfed a residential estate in Nyeri town after a man allegedly committed suicide over marital issues.

Do you have a lead on a newsworthy story? Share news tips with us here at Hivisasa!

According to the Daily Nation, police said Friday the suspect the man drunk the insecticide which was found beside the bed  his was lying on when police accessed his room after breaking the door.

The wife is said to have left him on Tuesday.

Nyeri Central Police boss Masai Makau said police were alerted by the landlord who claimed the deceased, identified only as Maina, had not left the house for two days.

The caretaker, Ebrahim Wachira said the couple has been having issues and on Saturday last week, he attempted to burn their house.

He said the wife left with their household goods and their only child.