A medical doctor was found dead in his house in Kangundo, Machakos County on Friday last week.
According to police, 33-year-old Fredrick Muoki Wambua failed to respond to text messages and calls for a couple of days prompting his friend to visit him upon which he found his lifeless body hanging from the roof.
Dr. Wambua, who recently cleared his internship at the Kangundo Level 4 Hospital, is said to have left behind a suicide note addressed to his sister.
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A police source, who declined to be named due to the sensitivity of the matter, told Citizen Digital that the deceased cited debts from friends and online mobile loan applications as well as unemployment among the reasons why he resolved to take his own life.
However, security agents are still investigating the root cause of Dr. Muoki’s even as an indefinite burial date has been set for Friday, February 3, 2023.
A close friend of the late doctor who worked with Muoki during their internship stint at the Kangundo Level 4 Hospital, describes him as a diligent and jovial person.
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“He called me the other weekend just to check up on me, he told me he was struggling to get by, which is actually the same situation for most of us because we’re all unemployed. He asked me if I had gotten a job in Homa Bay and I told him that I hadn’t, then he asked me to let him know if I hear about any job opportunity,” Dr. Muoki’s former colleague said.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has since mourned the deceased, saying his death represents what so many doctors in the country are going through due to unemployment.
“KMPDU is deeply saddened by the untimely and unfortunate demise of our young colleague, Dr. Muoki Fred Wambua who died by suicide on the 27/1/2023 in Kagundo, Machakos County after struggling for months to secure an employment opportunity,” KMPDU Secretary General Dr. Davji Atellah said in a press address on Tuesday.
“In a suicide note to his sister, Dr. Muoki described his desperation not being able to find employment and the sorrow of watching his poor family struggle months after completing his internship at Kangundo level four hospital.”
