A 33-year-old man allegedly took his own life outside a rental room where his lover stays in Ndaraweta area,Bomet County in Kenya
The area assistant chief John Tanui confirmed the incident and said the body was found hanging on the verandah roof.
He said the deceased was identified as Bernard Langat, a Junior Secondary School (JSS) teacher in one of the schools in Trans Mara, Narok County.
According to reports the deceased had visited his girlfriend, who is a student at Bomet central TTI staying in a rental premises a distance from the college.
“We were told he had been around for some days with his girlfriend who is pursuing her studies here at the college. It seems he didn’t spend his night with his lover for unknown reasons last night. His girlfriend, commonly known as Sharon, was the first to break the sad news” added the chief.
In a Facebook post that is said to have been written by the deceased, he had raised issues concerning his love life, and had made a decision to end his life.
The deceased gave thanks to his family for providing for his education and recalled good memories with his students.
Police officers visited the scene and moved the body to Longisa hospital mortuary.
