Shock as Kigumo Teachers Training College Deputy Principal Commits Suicide in the Hospital

Kenya kenya. How does someone ingest poison then you let them loose… out of your sight! I say this from experience. Kenyans including medics are clueless about depression. Someone makes a statement about killing themselves and nobody does something about it until it’s too late. This man needed 1:1 attention, psychiatric review. But then again kenya sio ya mama yangu.

This is a lawsuit in the US. The guy should have been on suicide watch. Lakini Kenya we know very little on how to deal with depression and suicidal people

Please have the sent sleuths also investigate how a suicide attempt person is left alone to allow him to "sneak" to complete the suicide. Thy brought him in for a reason - save his life from poison and safety to prevent another attempt. There is negligence. If they could not have a sitter, they can allow a family member to monitor the human being who may have been depressed or going down a sloppy slope.

just FYI:
Most people in Kenya (and 3rd Wirld countries) unfortunately think Bipolar depression (for example) is Madness; or Witchcraft. Which is not necessarly True. You would here something like, "Oooh! So and do is a Madman; so and so has been Bewitched." And it's because most don't know Bipolar depression is a Triggered or Genetic mental Illness.

We are usually reactive than proactive. Detectives are investigating what pushed the tutor into killing himself then what?

I am glad his colleagues tried to prevent his suicide by taking him to the hospital. However, by the end of the day, these colleagues will not be there to support him after he is discharged from the hospital. I believe when people contemplate suicide, they have reached to their end.

This man simply did not call this world his home anymore n wanted out n no matter what he was goin to end his life.The poison failed him so he tried hanging n now his in a better or worse place. On a positive note a job position just opened up.

Anger, poverty, anxiety, depression and to some social isolation, and helplessness especially during this trying time of Covid is affecting our mental health and since in developing countries like kenya the system does not recognize the problem we have experienced suicides, murders by victims or abuse. what will it take to have a health care system which can take action have a program to identify the problem at least to those who seek help or a department where relatives/friends can report to

by the way it is Kagumo teachers college . there is no such college in Kigumo in Muranga . typing error?

Zippy Nyariki,i need your professional help in this.Kenya needs to wake up on this issue of mental illiness.It is coming down very fast and it has no respect for persons from the haves to half not.We need sensitization on mental issues and the approach to this serious matter need to be reviewed.We need a sustained federal help to equip clinics with professional personnel to react to what people are going through.We also need deliberate efforts by all parties to do all they can not to dehumanise mental health so that people can be free to seek help instead of playing hide and seek game.

@ Mary. So what happened to Jeffrey Epstein? Was he in Nyeri when he allegedly hanged himself? Just wondering. I not dismissing the neglect by the hospital staff but do they have a psychiatric ward to deal with such issues as depression in Nyeri?

Can we please stop attacking kenya n the undeveloped countries without thinking smart??Yes we know in this countries people r still in denial about mental health but what about in Switzerland/Usa/UK where thousands yearly r committing suicides with all the help n resources they t given by their so called develop countries???All am saying is mtu wakunjiua will keep trying so many times n they will do it.It’s a bad spirit.I know a lady she tried to take poison at 18 yrs old,she was help by psychologist n what not tried again @28 to hang herself she was rescued n taken through the counselling n what not but at 33 she was found in her room hanged herself??Can someone explain this beta what mite have happen even after the lady getting all the help she needed.