The man, according to Ms Nadikiri, returned on Wednesday reportedly forced his way into the hostel and found his girlfriend’s roommate (Chepkoech) in the room.
Her girl had already left for exams at the institution which is located several metres from the hostels.
A neighbour, Reuben Rendile said that they later heard screams and on rushing to the scene he found the deceased lifeless body lying on the ground.
He said on seeing him he turned the knife on himself, slit his throat and stabbed himself on the stomach.
Pius Ng’ata another student added that angry students who had responded to the deceased distress calls beat him up, leaving him for dead.
He said that the man was later rescued by police who rushed him to Nyahururu County referral hospital.
Dr Felix Masongo, who is in charge of the Nyahururu emergency unit said that the victim who had suffered serious stabs was in stable condition.
The body of the deceased was taken to the Nyahururu county referral hospital mortuary as a police open probe.
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