Kenya, Nairobi: A Standard One pupil at Kaitui Primary School in Kericho County has committed suicide by hanging himself using a mosquito net on a tree outside his home.
Bargeywet Sub-location Assistant Chief Peterson Rono said the nine-year old boy, Simeon Cheruiyot, was found dangling from the tree. Efforts by residents to rescue him were futile as was pronounced dead on arrival at Kericho District Hospital.