A family in Chepalungu, Bomet County, is grieving the loss of their 17-year-old son, whose death is being investigated by police as a possible suicide.
Authorities believe that the young student, who attended Kiproroget Secondary School as a day scholar, may have deliberately jumped into a swollen dam in the vicinity, resulting in his tragic demise.
Reports indicate that he had recently been sent home to retrieve school fees, and shortly after his return, his body was discovered floating in the dam.
Chepalungu’s police chief, Phanton Analo, stated that the body was found by members of the public who were passing by the dam.
“Our officers received a report from bystanders who spotted the body in the water,” Analo explained.
The deceased has since been transported to Longisa Hospital’s mortuary.
