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Three months ago, Habil Oile approached his friend Simon Onyango, and opened up about his troubled life.
He narrated to Onyango about some domestic squabbles that had pushed him to the brink of contemplating suicide.
And on Wednesday this week, the body of Habil, last-born son of former Kisumu Mayor, the late Akinyi Oile, was found lying lifeless inside his car parked at a petrol station along Kisumu-Busia road.
His family was regretting having not taken seriously the situation, despite Habil’s telltale signs, including a suicidal Facebook post on May 9, at 2.30pm.
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In the post, Habil shared the photo of him and his late brother Allan, with a caption, This guy knows we came from where you are struggling to take me, so I will be home and happy .