A 13-year-old and a standard six pupil committed suicide In Kibra, Nairobi causing her tragic death. The police have already stated an investigation on the incident.
According to reports, the young girl used a bed sheet to take her life. She tied the bed sheet on the roof truss before hanging herself. Reports say that the incident occurred at night and when the girl’s parents woke up, they found the body hanging from the roof with a bed sheet around the neck.
The police arrived and took the body for investigation to determine the motivation of the tragic incident. according to the police, up to 20 case have been recorded nationwide.
Its about time for the ministry of health to declare mental health a public health emergency. This is to ensure that the cases of suicide are encountered with strategic plans and measures.
“While this may not directly reduce cases of people trying to kill themselves, it will reduce the stigma and encourage them to seek medical help instead,” Patric Amoth, the acting director general for public health said.
Suicide is mainly triggered by mental distress that is not done away with in the earlier stages. In numbers, last year from January to July, at least 313 people were reported to have taken their lives through suicide. When considering gender, the majority of the reported cases come from men.
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