To millions of Kenyans online, he was Patrick The Truth, the outspoken TikToker whose blunt takes on women and relationships kept people watching, arguing and sharing.

On Friday, October 9, his family laid Patrick Mbacio Thiro to rest at their home in Michatha Farm, Molo, Nakuru County, just under two weeks after his death on September 26. He was 64.

According to his eulogy, Patrick was born on May 20, 1962, in Molo Village, the firstborn son of the late Joseph Thiro Mbacio, Christine Wacu Thiro and Eunice Wacuka Thiro.

His working life was long and varied.

After primary school at Turi Sulgwita and Michinda, he took a driving course.

He later worked at Jamii Yako Supermarket in Mumias, spent years in the public transport sector, and eventually moved into land selling and farming.

Fame late in life

Social media came late. On TikTok, Patrick built a following by sharing unfiltered opinions on relationships.

One claim sent him into overdrive: he said he had hosted more than 1,200 women in his bedsitter.

The statement went viral and gave him the nickname that followed him to the end.

The eulogy describes a man who enjoyed fairly good health for most of his life.

Over the last three years, however, he was diagnosed with diabetes and high blood pressure. He was treated at Nakuru Provincial General Hospital and was admitted there for three weeks in June 2026 before being transferred to Bungoma for further care.

He died in the early hours of September 26.

His death has prompted a wider question about how viral personalities are remembered. The persona that made Patrick famous was only one part of a life spent driving, trading, farming and raising a name in his community. His burial in Molo, at the family farm, brought the story back to where it began.