Mystery and shocking doom has engulfed the people of Shianda area,Mumias East Sub county after they found the body of 45 year old Pius Okumu hanging lifeless in his shop.
No one has an idea why the st. Martha’s Mwitoti Secondary school teacher decided to commit suicide where he has been running a salon, a barber outlet and an Mpesa for the last two years.
In an interview, Dennis Munyanya, his neighbour, who spent time with the deceased on Saturday evening up to 8.00 pm, said he never showed any signs of being disturbed by anything.
“After school, he joined us at the shop when we parted ways and agreed to meet the following day. I was shocked when I received news of his death in the morning,” said Mr Munyanya.
Munyanya said he never revealed that he was disturbed, adding that he was a quiet person who never shared his problems with anybody.
“Mr Okumu is very secretive and maintained his conservative life until his death. I wish he shared his problems with us, we would have been willing to help him,” said Munyanya.
Wilfred Akwiri, his landlord, said he has been his tenant for the last two years and never confided to him that he was suffering from anything, leave alone contemplating suicide.
But another neighbour who sought anonymity claimed that the deceased’ family has a history of committing suicide.