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Probe alleged suicide cases with seriousness

Jeff Mwathi a 23-year-old budding interior designer reportedly jumped to his death from the 10th floor of a building.

A number of deaths have raised eyebrows in Kasarani, Nairobi. The deaths have been reported as suicide but relatives of the deceased think otherwise.

The first case involved Brenda Kawira Gitonga, who is said to have jumped from the fourth floor of a rental apartment on February 22 after allegedly quarrelling with her boyfriend. Her relatives are unhappy with the police decision to declare her death suicide without proper investigations.

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