23-year-old nurse in Homa Bay commits suicide

A 23-year-old nurse in Homa Bay Homa Bay County is alleged to have committed suicide.

It is believed that Evans Odhiambo, who worked at the county government at Ngodhe Island dispensary, committed suicide in his house on Sunday.

Reportedly, he hanged himself with a rope tied to the roof.

The nurse reported to work on Sunday morning, took a break at 1pm and went back to his house which is in the facility where he was resting, reports indicate. 

However, the reason behind the alleged suicide has not been established.

In May 2020, Odhiambo was employed to work under the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) scheme. 

According to Homa Bay County Health Executive Richard Muga, Odhiambo did not join his colleagues in the ongoing health workers strike.

“The health officer was attending to patients up to the last moments before his death,” Muga said.

The County Health Executive added that, the death of the nurse was discovered when other medics were looking for him to report back to the facility to reduce the work load as there were more patients seeking medical care.

Muga stated, “One of his colleagues went look for him in the house and found the body dangling from the roof.” 

The County Health Executive stated that security officers are conducting investigations as he appealed to nurses to remain calm. 

Mbita Sub-county Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Commander Philip Sang said the deceased never left a suicide note.

He stated, “The reason why he committed suicide is not been known. Meanwhile, we are conducting the investigations to unearth circumstances surrounding his death.” 

The body of the deceased was taken to Kirindo mortuary for postmortem.