Mental Health Crisis: Shock as 29-year-old Kasarani bachelor sets him ablaze in his house.

 Tuesday, October 24, 2023 – Police have launched investigations after a 29-year-old man set himself ablaze in Kasarani.

The deceased, Denise Gakuru, is said to have locked himself in his house before setting himself ablaze.

His badly burnt body was discovered in his house on October 23, 2023.

According to the police, the victim who lived alone is said to have soaked a piece of cloth in paraffin as part of his plan to take his own life.

“He doused himself in more paraffin and then wrapped the cloth around his body before setting himself ablaze,” a police report reads.

This incident adds to a series of worrying suicide cases recently reported to authorities.

Police say the trend has been worrying and increasing as up to two cases are reported daily.

The World Health Organisation says such cases are attributed to joblessness, death, academic failures or pressures, legal difficulties and financial difficulties.

Kenya ranks position 114 among the 175 countries with the highest suicide rates.