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Rising suicide rate cause for worry

Last month, a third-year Bachelor of Information Science student in Nyeri committed suicide by setting himself on fire. Last week, a 12-year-old boy committed suicide in Trans Mara.

A few days before this tragic end of a child’s life, an Administration Police officer took his life in Garissa. In the past two months alone, five police officers have committed suicide.

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