A fourth-year student at Mount Kenya University (MKU) committed suicide by jumping from the 7th floor of a multi-storey building at the institution on Monday.
The male Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and Rural Development student sustained serious head and leg injuries after jumping from Chancellor’s Tower at the university’s main campus in Thika, area Deputy OCPD Daniel Kitavi confirmed.
He was rushed to Thika Level V Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries while receiving treatment.
It was not immediately established why the student took his own life but preliminary investigations showed he may have been battling depression.
His colleagues at the university said he had been threatening to kill himself over personal issues.
“It has caught us with a lot of disbelief, we initially thought he was joking only to hear that he had executed his mission,” a student said.
Police have launched investigations into the incident. The deceased’s body was transferred to General Kago Funeral home.
Depression & Suicide. My…
Depression & Suicide. My heart and prayers goes out to the famiky of the student. It is the loss of a famiky loved one and the loss of a dream. May God comfort his family and colleagues. Let’s listen more attentively. Any discussion of suicide should be taken seriously. It is not a cry for attention. Most depressed people don’t kill themselves. But the majority of those who commit suicide have a diagnosable mental disorder or a substance abuse disorder.Threats of suicide- should be taken seriously. It is a cry for help. It is better to be wrong and save a life,than to be sorry because it is too late now. Rarely do teenagers and young adults make comments about killing themselves just to get attention.