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REVEALED: What causes Kenyan campus students to commit suicide

On September 14, Kenyatta University students woke up to the shocking news that one of their own — Stella Karanja — had taken her own life. The fifth-year Medical student had walked to the servants’ quarters, scribbled down a note detailing the people she would want to carry her body — including her ex — before hanging herself from a rope.

This is not the first time a university student has taken their own life.

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