Mutua is a Kenyan surname that may refer to the following people: Alfred Mutua (born 1970), Kenyan Government Spokesperson Ben Mutua Jonathan Muriithi (born 1969), Kenyan writer and actor based in the United States David Mutinda Mutua (born 1992), Kenyan middle-distance runner Joseph Mutua (born 1978), Kenyan middle-distance runner Kasiva Mutua, Kenyan drummer Makau W. Mutua (born 1958), Kenyan-American professor of law