Head teacher kills self over wife's infidelity

Kisumu, Kenya: A primary school head teacher has committed suicide over his wife’s suspected infidelity.

Joshua Peter Mangira, 53, a teacher at Pundo Primary School in Suba Sub County reportedly took his life in a maize plantation in Magunga village, Gwassi central location.

Mangira opted to kill himself after suspecting that his 45-year-old wife who operates a salon in Magunga town was involved with a young man, an age mate of his children.

It all started when the head teacher decided to visit his wife at her salon after he left school to have a haircut at the local shopping centre.

Upon arrival at the salon, he found a young man in his early 20s, seated on his wife’s lap.

Suicide note

He stared at them without saying anything. He then left the salon and the young man disappeared soon after.

Suba OCPD Richard Kaptum said the deceased left a note written in Dholuo saying nobody should be blamed for what happened.

“I want to call upon the residents to embrace counselling to counter challenges in life instead of killing themselves. Suicide is not a solution to social problems because we will lose many people if suicide is adopted as a solution to problems,” Kaptum said.

Residents said the teacher had had numerous squabbles with his wife over her relationship with the young man.

The body was taken to St Camillus Mission Hospital in Sori town.