A mother was on recently found hanging from a rope inside her kitchen in Rongo, Migori County.
Reports indicate that Ruth Akinyi intentionally committed suicide over Ksh20,000 church debt .

Area Assistant Chief Eddy Onyango confirmed the incident noting that the 60-year-old woman was a church treasurer and had used part of the money collected by the church in order to sustain her family.

However, she failed to refund the money in good time, and therefore resorted to extreme measures as she found no alternative to pay back the money.

The administrator noted that Akinyi’s son had managed to raise part of the money with only 24 hours left to the submission deadline.

It was not clear why Akinyi opted to take her own life even after her son raised Ksh15,000. The administrator appealed for families to seek alternative ways to solve issues.

A number of Kenyans, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic period, have strained to make ends meet and have ended up taking huge debt to keep them moving

The pandemic has disrupted livelihoods with many who are sinking in debt taking nearly unconventional means to raise money.

One such case saw a vernacular radio presenter Muthee Kaindigo who had resorted to sell his kidney in order to settle Ksh 300,000 debt.

A few years earlier, Citizen Swahili anchor, Swaleh Mdoe, had opted to sell his kidney in order to settle some substantial debt.

He came out in public, upon which Kenyans appealed to him and offered to raise the given figure in order to help him finance the debt.

Another incident also happened on a 46-year-old man who committed suicide after auctioneers allegedly repossessed his property  over ksh 40,000.

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