Githumu Boys High School was established by the African Inland Church in Ruchu, Murang’a County in the 1950s as a primary school.
It was not until 1963 when a class of 35 boys marked the birth of Githumu High School. Three years later, it became a mixed school after 40 girls joined it.
A handful of students - boys and girls- would learn how to read and write in temporary grass-thatched structures dotting the school.
The school would later revert to a boys’ only institution. Today, several decades later, the school has modern facilities accommodating close to 900 boys.
The school is “founded on strong Christian principles that continue to shape its development leading to a remarkable growth in both academic and co-curriculum endeavors”.
The school which is near the Aberdare Ranges has chilly days as part of ‘school uniform’. It can get very cold.
It is here that former Minister and Kigumo MP Jamleck Kamau started chilly mornings with heavy breakfast of eggs and bread. He would later proceed to Njiiri School for his A-levels. Others who ‘wore’ the cold are County Executive Committee Member for Youths, Sports, Gender, Culture, and Social Services Muiruri Maina and former Kinyona Ward MCA Charles Kirigwi.
Those who echoed school motto “Like an Eagle, We Soar” include former Kakuzi Ward MCA Kiarie Ngugi, former Gitugi Ward rep Duncan Njuguna, Emmanuel Christian School Director Zipporah Maina, Kenya Airways Flight Dispatcher Phyllis Mwangi and University of Nairobi psychiatry Lecturer Dr. Muthoni Mathai. Dr. Muthoni proceeded to Alliance Girls for A-levels.
Others who wore blue cardigans, light-blue shirts, blouses, and grey trousers and retired in Nyayo dormitory include Nairobi Technical Training Institute senior lecturer James Mwangi, SportPesa Digital Communications Executive Dennis Maina, Stanbic Bank Business Banker Humphrey Nyakwara and Unaitas Internal Audit Officer Daniel Kinuthia.
Others are Capital Markets Authority Web Developer Peter Chege, Kenya Airways Sales Representative Charles Maina, The MashUp Producer, and Content Researcher Anne Mbugua and Put Sarajevo General Engineering Company Resident Quantity Surveyor Dickson Gachia.
