Police dies by suicide after jumping into a waterfall
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Police officer in Nyeri dies by suicide after jumping into a waterfall in an clear circumstance while in company of friends
Police officer in Nyeri dies by suicide after jumping into a waterfall in an clear circumstance while in company of friends.
According to reports, Constable Dennis Githinji is said to have jumped into the Ndomboche waterfalls in Nyeri County.
The officer is said to have jumped into the waterfall after he had thrown his mobile phone into the same place on Wednesday afternoon.
Police said he was in the company of two of his friends when the incident happened.
However, it is not clear what motivated the officer into the tragedy.
Officials from the county fire brigade camped at the site to retrieve the body on Wednesday evening.
The mission was expected to resume Thursday morning, officials said.
This is the latest incident of suicide in police service with the cases of police taking their own lives being on the rise.
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Police suicides have been blamed on stress and work-related trauma.
As part of efforts to address the problem, authorities have started a counselling programme for the officers.
The National Police Service Commission announced it had established the counselling unit to evaluate, design, and lead an outreach programme to deal with mental health problems and substance abuse.
The programme also helps police families and others affected by mental health problems, substance abuse and trauma. Officials say the government, the National Police Service and the Prisons Service have enhanced counselling and medical help for officers.
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