Police and officials from the Independent Policing Oversight Authority opened an investigations following the death of a suspect in a police cell in Kipipiri, Nyandarua County.
The incident happened on June 23 in the morning at the Turasha Police Station cells and involved Ruigi Ndubi, 44.
He had been arrested for the offence of obstructing police officers while in performance of duty and placed in custody.
Police claimed he appeared drunk when he was arrested.
The police officer on duty visited the cell at 12;46 pm and found the suspect having died by suicide inside the cell by hanging himself using his shirt that was tied to the padlock of the inner door.
The scene was documented and IPOA alerted for formal probe. An autopsy is planned on the body to tell how the man died.
This is the latest such incident to happen in a police cell amid calls on authorities to always take care of suspects in their custody.
On June 25, a 35-year-old fisherman died by suicide in a police holding cell at Kipasi Police Post in Suba North Constituency, Homabay County.
The incident came hours after he was arrested over allegations of bestiality, police said.
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