A secondary school teacher in Nyamira employed by the Board of Management (BOM) has allegedly committed suicide in his home.
Area assistant Chief Johnson Manyara identified the deceased as Kevin Omwenga, a Chemistry and Mathematics teacher at Nyamira Boys Secondary School.
According to several teachers, Omwenga, a lover of the Aviator betting game, was deeply in debt and had borrowed money from colleagues, allegedly totaling Ksh50,000—some of which he may have lost playing Aviator.
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“I have gathered from his colleagues that he borrowed a lot of money, but lost most of it playing Aviator game,” said Manyara.
Nyamira Boys School headmaster George Onkundi said the deceased was seen near the school on Wednesday but did not show up for work.
“He had not yet been employed by the TSC, but was teaching with us under BOM for the past four years. He didn’t show any sign of stress,” said the principal.
According to the principal, calls to Omwenga's phone were unanswered on Wednesday night and Thursday morning, causing several instructors to walk home to check on him.
After repeatedly hammering on the door, the instructors peered through the window, only to discover his dead hanging by the neck. The police and the area assistant chief were summoned to the spot.
Omwenga's wife and the one-year-old kid had traveled to the hamlet to see his ailing mother.
The body was transferred to the Nyamira Referral Hospital.
