When news about his death spread like bushfire on Saturday, many of his fans may have perhaps taken longer to comprehend until Citizen TV made a public announcement at 11am.
A rare video of Mohammed Juma Njuguna's last moments behind the microphone reflects characters of a resilient individual who loved with passion his journalism skills and responsibilities that came with it.
In an interview with Patrick Igunza early this year at Hot 96 FM, Njuguna said he will not hang up the mic 'until God tells him to go to heaven'. Also, he gave reasons why he loved singing in the middle of football commentary.
"I also love singing during commentaries. It makes my fans to get another aspect of the game. This happens when there is a throw-in. Singing classic songs is also part of me. I will not hang up the mic until God tells me to go to heaven," Njuguna had said.
During the interview, the legendary commentator also explained why he loved cracking jokes while in studio. According to him, jokes are remedies to depression.
"It's something that has been there since my youthful days. I love making jokes, I love thrilling people. Humour makes people to live for long. If you don't speak out, you can die out of depression. That's why I love making jokes," he said.
Before moving to Royal Media in 1999, Mohammed Juma had long stint at state broadcaster KBC. In between, he also worked for British Broadcasting Cooperation.
He died at Nairobi Hospital and shortly afterwards, his remains were interred at Kariokor Muslim cemetery in Nairobi in accordance to Islamic religion.
And just like that, the legendary broadcaster signed off still on the mic, although he worked as content producer with less commentary in his last days at Citizen Radio.