Brothers commit suicide after father mend fence with their step mother 

Residents of Kapsilibwa village in Narok South Sub County, are in shock after two brothers died by suicide to protest the return of their step- mother.

Police said their   father Daniel  Towert had welcomed back the step- mother who he had divorced many years ago and allocated her a parcel of land.

According to the Narok South Deputy County Commissioner Felix Kisalu, the brother – Vincent Kipkorir , 19, and Gilbert Kibet aged 17 hanged themselves on a tree at the banks of River Amalo.

” The two bodies were found dangling from a tree on the river banks. Their father Mzee Daniel Towett had accepted  back his first wife, who he had divorced many years ago,” Kisalu said.

 A police report on the incident that occurred on Friday morning, indicated that the two bothers were against their father ‘s to allocate the woman land.

Their step mother –  Alice Chebet, had just returned and the two were not happy that the father had allocated her the land.

” They first threatened  to kill the whole step family and their father but it appeared they changed their mind and decided to take their lives, ” said the administrator.

The two had previous criminal records where they  stole in two churches in the area beside being involved in several criminal activities , the police said.

DCI Crime Scene specialist and police officers processed the scene before removing the bodies to Longisa County Referral Hospital Mortuary