Tragedy struck a village when two brothers died by suicide in a village in Longisa, Narok County in a land dispute.
The incident happened in Kapsilibwa village in Sagamian, Narok County on Friday.
Police said the two hanged themselves following a land dispute.
The bodies of the teenagers were found hanging on a tree near a river with ropes around their necks.
According to preliminary findings, Vincent Kipkorir Koech, 19, and Gilbert Kibet Koech, 17, agreed to die by suicide after their father allocated a parcel of land to his first wife who was their stepmother.
The father had separated from the woman for some years before she came back recently after reconciliation.
The return of the woman and allocation of the land was disputed by the two deceased brothers who even threatened to kill the whole step-family and their father, police said.
It wasn’t until Friday that the bodies were found hanging on a tree along the Amalo River with ropes around the necks.
The bodies of the two brothers were moved to Longisa County Referral Hospital Mortuary pending postmortem, police said.
The two had previous criminal records where they even stole in two churches in the area among other things, police said.
Cases of suicide have been on the rise amid calls to address the trend.
Police say more cases are being reported out of suicide.
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