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