David Gatuthu, an employee of Kenya's High Commission in the United Kingdom (UK), has died.
Gatuthu's death was confirmed by Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary (CS) Alfred Mutua in a tweet on February 18, 2023.
"My sincere condolences to the family of one of our Foreign and Diaspora Affairs staff David Gatuthu, who passed away while on posting after a short illness," said CS Mutua.
"To the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs fraternity, take heart at this time of losing a colleague," he added.
Kenya's Embassy in Thailand was among the consulates that mourned Gatuthu.
"He was such a hardworking and dedicated officer, very frank and honest and always ready to step in for another officer if asked without complaining," the embassy, where Gatuthu worked in the past, said in a tweet.
