This archive report was first published on 8 January 2020.
Published on January 8, 2020, a Nation article revealed a pre-colonial practice in Nandi County where elderly individuals would take their own lives by jumping off cliffs.
The ritual, known as 'sheu' or mercy killing, was performed by the elderly who were tired of living, and it was said to have been a common occurrence in the area.
According to legend, the elderly individuals would hold special prayers on an open field on top of the cliffs, where rituals mimicking a real burial would be held.
Mr. Elkana Tenai, who was born in the area, recalled the ritual, saying, 'This is where those with debts would declare them and bid farewell to the younger generation, before going to the 'other world free'. 'Kakibe aje sheu, kaimutech Cheptailel Kipsengwet' (We are going to heaven, God is taking us to heaven,' they would say,
