By FRANCIS MUREITHIMore by this AuthorCollins Kipyegon, the son of the late former Cabinet minister Kipkalya Kones and Bomet East MP Beatrice Kones, has died in a suspected case of suicide. Nakuru County Commander Simon Matu said on Friday that Rongai divisional police commander Japheth Kioko informed him that they were probing suicide. Sources told the Nation that on Thursday night, Mr Kipyegon posted messages on social media that were seen as warning signs. Mr Kipyegon's close relatives, who did not want to be named, said the friends broke into the house and found him unconscious. Former Deputy State House Comptroller Franklin Bett and leaders from Kericho and Bomet were among people who went to the mortuary to view Mr Kipyegon's body.

Source: Daily Nation March 01, 2019 15:11 UTC