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Suicide rates alarming as world prepares to celebrate international suicide prevention day

World Suicide Prevention Day is observed on September 10 each year to promote worldwide action to prevent suicides. [Courtesy]

Their love story starts in Makueni, the place where he first noticed her and instantly fell in love. It was her wit, and the way she giggled when she talked that got him– she was a real tease; the kind that Sylus Isambwa liked.

He was visiting a friend, and she was an acquaintance.

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