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Bomet East MP Beatrice Kones on Saturday laid her son Collins Kipyegon Kalya to rest.
Collins Kipyegon, the third son of late former roads minister Kipkalya Kones and Beatrice Kones committed suicide last week in Nakuru under unclear circumstances.
Beatrice Kones who was in South Africa at the time of the incident received a message from the late Collins Kipyegon before taking his life.
“He sent me a message stating he was taking his life and I should take care of his children. The action was unwarranted as he did not lack anything,” she said
A source revealed to The Standard that Kipyegon has been having family issues. “He has been having marital issues which we suspect drove him to commit suicide,” he said.
The burial which took place in Bomet East Sub County at Kaporuso village was attended by Senate Majority Leader Kipchumba Murkomen, Bomet County Governor Joyce Laboso and former Governor Isaac Ruto, among other leaders.
Collins Kipyegon leaves behind a widow and three children.
In 2008, the former roads minister Kipkalya Kones lost his life in a plane crash in Narok. He was the MP of Bomet at the time of death and had only served for one year.
