Joyce Wanjiku, the wife of the Subukia chief Joseph Waweru who committed suicide on Friday has now spoken out on what could have led her husband of 25 years to kill himself.
Wanjiku who addressed journalists on Friday said the Milimani assistant chief kept complaining about his girlfriend`s insatiable demand for money.
"He said the woman had demanded Sh6, 000, and when he failed to raise the money, the girlfriend confiscated his uniform and identification documents," she said.
It is alleged that the lady had threatened to reveal their affair to area assistant County Commissioner if he failed to raise the money.
The deceased Waweru, 51, later asked his wife to give him a pen and paper before asking his family members to leave the house.
She said when she returned, she found their door locked from the inside and made efforts to open it.
When she got in, she found her husband`s body dangling from the roof of their house in the bedroom.
Wanjiku said efforts to rescue the deceased from the trap of the woman had not borne fruits months before his death.
Subukia police boss Alex Nganga said the suicide note left behind by the administrator alluded to a simmering row with his brothers over a parcel of land, and warned the family against burying his body on his father’s land under a controversy. 
He said the body was taken to Nyahururu Hospital mortuary for post-mortem, and police have launched investigations into the incident.