The 32-year-old had taken her own life, leaving a note asking her mother for forgiveness, requesting cremation or a river burial due to her love of rivers, and directing her belongings to family. She also wrote about stopping judgment of others and her dream to build her mother a house.
Her family last spoke with her in early August without noticing distress, while neighbors remembered her kindness, like gifting children and caring for her cat Woods. The case highlights isolation in urban Nairobi and Kenya's mental health gaps, with just 150 psychiatrists for over 50 million people, sparking calls to check on loved ones.