A body was found hanging from a tree in a forest near Kisii University Main Campus on the morning of Sunday, September 28, 2025.
It has been confirmed that man was a villager and not a student of Kisii University.
According to reports, the male individual allegedly took his own life on Sunday morning.
“While details surrounding the incident remain unclear, the tragic news has sparked renewed concern over student mental health,” Journalist Rodgers Otiso said.
Reports indicate that a student died at Kisii University’s Gate B (ICT).
“Tragic news from Gate B (ICT), Kisii University: A comrade’s body was found this morning. Our thoughts are with friends and family during this difficult time,” an X user named Qrisspin said.
Footages of the Kisii University Incident
In photos seen by The Kenya Times, the student’s body is shown hanging from a branch of a tree. Three police officers and three civilians are present at the scene.
In another video, the body is seen lowered to the ground, with the three officers still present alongside four civilians.
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Rongo University Students Dies
The incident comes one day after Rongo University lost a female student in another suspected suicide incident.
Violet Mokobi Nyabicha, a 19-year-old first-year student pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics under the School of Arts, Social Sciences, and Business, died just weeks after joining the university.
Her hostel neighbors discovered her unconscious in her room at Paradise Hostel on the night of Friday, September 26, before rushing her to the Rongo University clinic, where doctors pronounced her dead on arrival.
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Last Moments
Neighbors narrated her last moments.
“It happened at 9 p.m. The lady left the house with a bucket, going to pour something that looked like water. We thought maybe it was dirty water after washing utensils or clothes. When she returned, she left her door open. We then heard sounds like a struggle, as though there was a fight. We rushed in and found her struggling to breathe and seemingly unconscious,” one neighbor recalled.
They also reported a strong smell in the room and suspected a gas leak. Buckets of water lay overturned on the floor, even though Mokobi was alone.
She was found lying on her bed with her head hanging off the edge.
Another neighbor said they recovered a handwritten note on her table.
“I went to the table and found a book. Looking closely, I saw she had written a note. She said if anything happened to her, there was a person to blame. ‘Please, please, please. He is the cause.’ That is what she had written,” the neighbor said.
Despite being rushed to the university clinic for urgent medical attention, Violet did not survive.
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