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Narok businessman hangs himself after losing Sh9000 in betting

Shocked Narok town residents looking on as a police vehicle picks up the body of a local businessman identified as Joseph Kariuki aka Scorpion who hanged himself after he allegedly lost a Sh9,000  bet. [PHOTO:ROBERT KIPLAGAT/Standard].

A businessman in Narok town committed suicide after he lost Sh9,000 in a bet.

Friends who spoke to journalists at the trader's premises said Joseph Kariuki alias Scorpion was frustrated by the loss.

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