A Kenyan Foreign and Diaspora Affairs officer died while on assignment abroad.
According to Foreign Affairs CS Alfred Mutua, David Gathutu died after a brief illness.
Gathutu worked as a counselor at Kenya’s High Commission in the United Kingdom.
Taking to Twitter on Saturday, Mutua tweeted, “My sincere condolences to the family of one of our Foreign & Diaspora Affairs staff, David Gatuthu, who passed away while on posting, after a short illness. To the MFDA fraternity, take heart at this time of losing a colleague. To his wife Mary & children, God gives you comfort.”
In a reply to the tweet, Kenya’s embassy in Thailand said, “Our deepest condolences to the family of David, especially his daughter. He worked in my division Asia, and was such a hard-working and dedicated officer, very frank and honest and always ready to step in for another officer if asked without complaining.”
Kenya’s High Commission in Namibia eulogized Gathutu, describing him as ‘mtu wa vitendo”.
“Our deepest condolences to David Gatuthu’s family, friends, and MFDA fraternity. RIP Gatuthu, ‘mtu wa vitendo’ as was popularly called by your peers!” the High Commission tweeted.
