Final-Year Student Dies After Jumping from 7th Floor at Mount Kenya University

A fourth-year student at Mount Kenya University (MKU) committed suicide by jumping from the 7th floor of a multi-storey building at the institution on Monday.

The male Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and Rural Development student sustained serious head and leg injuries after jumping from Chancellor’s Tower at the university’s main campus in Thika, area Deputy OCPD Daniel Kitavi confirmed.

He was rushed to Thika Level V Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries while receiving treatment. 

It was not immediately established why the student took his own life but preliminary investigations showed he may have been battling depression.

His colleagues at the university said he had been threatening to kill himself over personal issues.

“It has caught us with a lot of disbelief, we initially thought he was joking only to hear that he had executed his mission,” a student said. 

Police have launched investigations into the incident. The deceased’s body was transferred to General Kago Funeral home.