According to police statistics, at least five suicide cases have been reported every month since July 2018, a trend that Nyandarua County Commissioner Boaz Cherutich terms as disturbing. The commissioner says police recorded 43 suicide cases between July and April this year. Mr Cherutich has also directed the police to thoroughly investigate the suicide cases, saying that some could be faked where relatives or people kill others and place suicide notes beside them. Like Bishop Kairu, Mr Cherutich says speaking about suicide openly will also help educate the community and advocate for change. Currently, even at funerals, the clergy avoid stating the fact the person they are burying committed suicide due to cultural and religious beliefs, Mr Cherutich says.

Source: Daily Nation May 02, 2019 07:18 UTC