Suicide cases have been on the rise in recent past and especially among the young people.
One student from Butere Girls’ High School, Elizabeth Musoi Muunya committed suicide on Friday afternoon after she was suspended from school on what she termed as a “petty offense”, her suicide note reads.
Butere OCPD Boniface Lisiolo, obtained a note by Ms Musoi 17,that began her message by apologizing to her elder sister for the action she was about to take.
“To sis[ter], I am sorry to have taken this bad decision of killing myself. I know you love me very much, but I have to do this because [I want to] join mum and dad. And, say sorry to my ‘parents’. I had to do this because I could not bear being sent home for a petty offense,” read the suicide note.
Mr Lisiolo says Ms Musoi’s body was found inside a dormitory in the school Friday afternoon.
“She strangled herself using a necktie,” said the OCPD.
“She tied the necktie to the upper bed, and was found hanging on the lower bed,” said the Butere police boss.
“On her bed, there was an exercise book, in which she had written a suicide note. She addressed her message – written in English — to her sister,” said Mr Lisiolo.
Ms Musoi’s body was moved to St. Mary’s Mumias Mission Hospital mortuary.
According to a statement filed by Butere Girls’ High School principal, Jennifer Omondi, she clarified that she wasn’t “aware” of any suspension order against Ms Musoi.
They discovered, later in the day, that she wasn’t in class during Geography exam
Butere Sub-County director of education, Martin Likoko, declined to comment on the matter.