This archive report was first published on 5 August 2019.
On August 5, 2019, a devastating incident shook the quiet town of Naivasha when a 40-year-old woman, Purity Muthoni, ended her life after being diagnosed with breast cancer.
According to Naivasha OCPD Samuel Waweru, the woman had been undergoing treatment in various hospitals after discovering a growth on one breast.
It was only after visiting Kenyatta National Hospital that she received the heartbreaking diagnosis.
After learning about her condition, Muthoni returned to her sister's residence in Naivasha, where she waited for her sister to leave for work at a local flower farm before taking her own life.
Waweru confirmed that the woman's body was taken to Naivasha Mortuary.
“According to the sister, the deceased received results that she was suffering from breast cancer and she went into depression before committing suicide,” Waweru said.
