“South African Woman Allegedly Commits Suicide Over Poor Quarantine”

A 27-year-old South African woman has committed suicide at a Kenya Industrial Training Institute (KITI) where she was under mandatory 14-day quarantine to ensure she was cleared of Coronavirus. According to reports, the deceased was found hanging from the rooftop of a hostel room at the KITI by health workers who were doing temperature testing as part of their daily rounds.  

 This was disclosed in a statement issued and signed by A statement issued on Friday 27 March, Nakuru Health CEC Kariuki Gichuki said “She was discovered in her room today with initial police investigations pointing to suicide”. 

 The deceased was taken to the KITI centre following Kenya’s directive that all in-bound passengers undergo a mandatory 14-day quarantine to avert the spread of coronavirus.

It was alleged that the woman was unhappy with the conditions at the quarantine facility. Kenya Police has since launched