Death announcement of the late Alfred Njuguna Kihara

Alfred Njuguna KiharaJanuary 2, 1948—August 1, 2026It is with heavy and grateful hearts that we announce the passing of Alfred Njuguna Kiharaon August 1, 2026, in Virginia, after a long illness borne with courage, stoicism and fortitude offaith.“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” — 2 Timothy 4:7–8Alfred was son of the late Harrison Kihara Nduuru and the late Peris Wanjeri Kihara of MajiMazuri and later, the Ndege Farm in Lanet, Nakuru County. He was born in Nyahururu, LaikipiaCounty in the mid-1940s. He was the third born of eight children and the second of threesons born of Kihara including the late Lawrence Nduuru Kihara, and the late Gilbert GaithoKihara. He was the brother of the late Rachael Nyanjiru, Mary Nyambura Kaberere of MajiMazuri (Nakuru County), the late Lydia Wambui Waireri, the late Judy Wangeci Kihara, and JoyceMuthoni Kihara of Bahati, Nakuru County. He was brother-in-law of Milcah Wanjiru Kihara ofLangata, Nairobi and Margret Wangari Gaitho of Lanet, Nakuru.Alfred was a darling husband of Annie Wambui Kihara formerly of the World Bank Group,devoted father of Edward (Ted) Kihara, Dr. Catherine (Kate) Kihara Kitonga, Rosa Kihara, Cecilia(Ciru) Kihara, and Mary (Kobi) Kihara. He was father in-law of Moses Kitonga and grandfather ofJacob Kitonga, Nimo Waweru, Peter Waweru, and Geoffrey Macharia Waweru. He was an in-lawof Archbishop Arthur Kitonga and Reverend Mrs. Josephine Kitonga of Nairobi. He was brotherin-law of the late Mary Mumbi Njenga, the late Joseph Kamau, Susan Hopkins (U.K)., SimonMwangi of (Gatura, Muranga County), Raphael Kariuki of (Kairo, Muranga County), CeciliaCooper (Mombasa), and Anthony Njoroge (Mombasa). He was an uncle and a friend of many.The Kihara family, at large, invites you to join them for a memorial service to celebrate his lifeand to honor his memory on Wednesday August 5, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. at CITAM, Valley Road,Nairobi. A second memorial service will be held at the Word of Life Church in Springfield,Virginia, with interment soon after, near his home in Fairfax, Virginia.“The righteous man walks in his integrity; his children are blessed after him.” — Proverbs 20:7We are immensely grateful for his life, the man he was and the indelible impact he made onour lives. His legacy will live on.“Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and forevermore.”— Psalms 113:2