A suspect who was being held at the Kasarani police station has committed suicide inside the station cells
Fredrick Wanjala Wanyama, 30, is reported to have hanged himself in the cells using his shoelace on Monday morning.
Wanyama had been detained at the cells pending transportation to Eldoret to face assault charges.
He had been arrested following an arrest warrant issued after he failed to appear in an Eldoret court
Officials at Kasarani police said they were informed by other suspects in the cell that Wanyama used a shoelace to kill himself.
Police say efforts by other cellmates to save him were futile.
The body was processed and taken to the mortuary.
Officials from Independent Policing Oversight Authority(IPOA) said they will investigate the incident and make recommendations.
Police officers who were on duty were later questioned about the incident.
Other inmates who were in the cell were also questioned over the incident as part of the probe.
Officials want to understand if it is possible the man died after the suicide using the shoelace.
Elsewhere in Dandora a woman died after jumping from a building
Caroline Cheptum, 30, died by jumping from the sixth floor of a building.
Police are investigating the incident
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