Senate Speaker Amason Jeffah Kingi’s father, Mzee Kingi Mwaruwa Mkweha, is set to be laid to rest on Friday, February 21, 2025, at his ancestral home in Kamale Village, Kilifi County.

In a statement on Thursday, February 20, 2025, Speaker Kingi disclosed that his family collected Mzee Mwaruwa’s body from Pandya Memorial Hospital Mortuary in Mombasa and later headed to Kamale village for a Memorial Service at the family home, where relatives and friends gathered to pay their respects.

“This morning, at Pandya Memorial Hospital Mortuary in Mombasa, we collected the body of my Dad and our Patriarch Mzee Kingi Mwaruwa Mkweha and set off for Adu, Kamale village in Kilifi County for a Memorial Service, ahead of his burial tomorrow,” Kingi wrote on his official page.

Mzee Kingi’s death

The Senate Speaker on Sunday night February 9, 2025, posted about his father’s death on his social media account stating that he passed away while receiving treatment at Pandya Memorial Hospital in Mombasa

In a statement, the Senate speaker expressed his deep sorrow stating that he was completely broken following his dad’s death.

Kingi recalled how his late dad sacrificed and endured struggles to help shape his future and inspire life lessons which carried him throughout his life.

“I’m completely broken, Dad, especially when I remember the painful journey and struggles that you went through to make me who I am today. You taught me many valuable lessons, the biggest being never to give up no matter what,” Kingi’s emotional statement read in part.

It is this lesson that has pushed me this far. Indeed, you were God’s gift to us. I would never have asked for a better father, Dad, may the Angels open the Gates of Heaven and welcome another Angel with a dance just like we did at Mjanaheri. Until we meet again, Dad,” Kingi wrote on his official page.

Following his father’s passing, various leaders including President William Ruto, who described Mzee Mwaruwa as respected, progressive, and hardworking, and National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula, offered support to the Kingi family during this difficult time.