Tag: West Pokot County

Alarm as man hangs himself using bedsheet in West Pokot

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A 29-year-old man has committed suicide at Sunflower area of Makutano township within West Pokot county. The man whose body was found in his house on Monday morning hanged himself on the roof of his rental house using a bedsheet. Confirming the incident, West Pokot County Police Commander Jackson Tumwet said the body of Felix […]

Tears in West Pokot after man commits suicide following his brother’s death

A middle-aged man from Chesta village West Pokot county has committed suicide after his brother passed on. Confirming the incident, West Pokot County police commander Jackson Tumwet said the deceased David Kortini, 39, committed suicide by hanging himself using a lesso on a tree at Maisha Kamili area in Pokot Central sub-county. Tumwet added that […]

16-year-old boy charged with defiling 6-year-old girl in West Pokot

A teenage boy aged 16 years old who is alleged to have defiled a six years old girl was on Friday charged with the offence at Kapenguria law court.            The suspect is accused of committing the offence in the Murkwijit area within West Pokot County on June 28, 2021, at an unknown time.            Appearing before […]

51-year-old woman found dead behind her house with sharp knife stuck in her throat

A student kills his mother, brother in cold blood. PHOTO/Courtesy

A 51-year-old woman is suspected to have committed suicide in Kitoyo area Muino sub-location, West Pokot county. Ripongura Chepotula Chemworan, a mother of seven, sent her young kids to a shopping centre on Wednesday evening before she took her life. Her lifeless body was discovered behind her house lying in a pool of blood by […]