Residents of Ndabibi, Naivasha are trying to come to terms with an incident where a ten year old boy took his life hours before schools reopened for the third term.

The lifeless body of the minor who was living with her grandparents was found hanging in his bedroom after failing to report for breakfast.

The death brings to six the number of minors who have committed suicide in Naivasha since the year began with use of drugs and family abuse blamed for the incidents.

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