- A former Igoki High School classmate of Humphrey Mutua shared a throwback photo to mourn the young political aspirant after his death
- Mutua, who was eyeing the Utawala Ward MCA seat in the 2027 elections, allegedly died in a road accident along the JKIA-Siginon road
- Friends and schoolmates remembered him as a hardworking, selfless man who was full of promise and had already vied in the 2022 elections
Tembee Tesh, a former classmate of the late Utawala Ward MCA aspirant Humphrey Mutua, took to Facebook on Friday, October 16, 2026, to mourn him with a throwback photo from their shared days at Igoki High School, following Mutua's death in a road accident along the JKIA-Siginon road.
Source: Facebook
"Very devastated by the loss of life of one of my high school classmates today," Tesh wrote on Facebook. "So sad…rest in peace, Humphrey Mutua till we meet again."
To those who knew him at Igoki High School, Mutua was affectionately nicknamed "Mûthwa" — a Kikuyu word for termite — a lighthearted reference to his small frame that belied a fierce work ethic.
Another schoolmate remembered him by a different nickname, "Kichwa," but the common thread running through every tribute was the same: a young man of enormous character and quiet determination.
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When did Mutua start to test political waters?
Mutua had already tested the political waters in the 2022 general elections, vying for the Utawala Ward MCA seat, and was actively building towards another run in 2027.
Friends described him as a sober, thoughtful individual whose political ambitions were driven by a genuine desire to serve his community.
The grief among those who knew Mutua was raw and unfiltered. One former schoolmate wrote:
Did Mutua used to put others first?
"It's sorrowful to know my good friend Humphrey Mutua, who was eyeing for MCA Utawala, is no more…a very promising man and full of potential, vyed 2022 and still 2027 was chasing his dreams as a young sober brilliant man, I lack words to hear this."
Another tribute online mourned him as someone who believed in putting others first, with a former schoolmate asking the painful question that death so often leaves behind: "How will I tell mawacia that you are gone? God, is this it?"
Condolences poured in for his family and the wider Utawala community, with many remarking that a life cut short by an accident was a sobering reminder of how fragile and unpredictable life can be.
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Source: TUKO.co.ke
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