Netizens rally to support man after cryptic Facebook posts: "I have lost everything"

A Facebook user by the name of Kennedy Akumu raised eyebrows after sharing a cryptic message on his page.

The post, "Eight years of struggling gone just like that. Awuoro," was accompanied by a photo of anticoagulant pellets—used in the management of rat infestations—alongside a bottle of insecticide.

The post quickly went viral, with users flooding the comments section, speculating about suicide and urging him to reconsider.

"Calm down, bro. Anyone near him, kindly reach out and go to him, then call me so we can get him help. We are our brothers' keepers!" Murunga Sichangi wrote.

"A living dog is better than a dead lion, bro. It's a bad moment, not a bad life. You can move on if you forgive yourself and others," Haniscana Alvins added.

Others, like Justin Kinyua, turned the conversation toward men’s mental health:

"I’ve gone through Kennedy Akumu’s posts, and I can’t help but agree—men go through a lot for the sake of their kids. Though I don’t know him personally, I truly hope he finds the peace he so desperately seeks and deserves."

However, this post was just one in a series he had made over the past eight hours. A further search of his page revealed even more distressing posts, including a three-part narration of an ordeal that allegedly led to his current state.

"I don't need any financial help because I don’t see myself making it to the evening. I haven't even shed a tear, bana. I just want to die—that’s all. This is where I was sleeping when I was robbed. I have lost my family. I have lost my energy. I have lost everything. So kindly tell me—what’s even worth living for? I don't even have an appetite. I can barely drink water," he wrote in a separate post.

In another series of posts, Akumu shared a deeply personal story about his struggles with betrayal, depression, and financial loss, drawing even more concern from his over 7,300 followers.

"No, you will not. The universe heard your prayers. It removed the mess from your life so that you could rise again," Beatrice Macharia wrote.

According to data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) and the National Police Service (NPS), Kenya has recorded over 1,576 suicide deaths in the past four years. This comes as the debate over the decriminalisation of suicide continues.

In a historic ruling, the High Court in Nairobi declared the criminalisation of attempted suicide unconstitutional. Justice Lawrence Mugambi struck down Section 226 of the Penal Code, which had previously classified attempted suicide as a misdemeanor punishable by up to two years in prison, a fine, or both. He cited the law as a violation of fundamental human rights guaranteed by the Constitution.