A South Sudanese refugee is alleged to have died by suicide at the Dadaab refugee camp in Garissa county.
Police found the body of Abdiraham Banther Ajak, 38, hanging in his room at Block S4 within Ifo camp.
The motive of the incident is yet to be known.
The victim was among thousands who are being hosted at the camp as refugees.
Dadaab is home to more than 50,000 refugee.
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Kenya has been pushing for closure of the Dadaab camps due to reasons such as terror issues.
The first attempt to close the camp was made in 2019 following the dusitD2 complex terror attack in Nairobi, in which 21 people were killed.
This is after it emerged one of the five men who attacked dusitD2 came to Kenya through Dagahaley refugee camp of the larger Dadaab.
Police investigations showed the unidentified suspect posed as a refugee before he was facilitated and brought to Nairobi to execute the attack.
Environmental degradation and economic concerns have also been cited as factors that informed the government’s decision to close down the camp.
A court in February 2017, however stopped the plans.
The court also declared the repatriation of refugees unconstitutional, describing it as discriminating.
The court directed the government to adopt mechanisms that would ensure the department dealing with refugee affairs is functioning properly.
