By Kenya’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ambassador Wilfred Machage, on Saturday, died at the age of 65.
Report has it that Machage collapsed in his Abuja home, after which he was rushed to an undisclosed hospital where he was pronounced dead.
His twin brother, Sospeter Magita, who is a former Kenya ambassador to Russia, revealed that he died after eating lunch.
“It is a very sad moment that I have today lost my best friend and confidant,” he was quoted as saying by The Standard.
Confirming the development, Kenya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement, said the deceased diplomat’s wife was with him when he collapsed.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs regrets to announce the sudden death of Wilfred Machage, Kenya High Commissioner to Nigeria, which occurred today.
“Machage collapsed at home and was pronounced dead at [the] hospital shortly thereafter at around 12.30pm this afternoon in Abuja, Nigeria. His wife was with him when this unfortunate incident happened,” it reads.
Prior to his appointment as High Commissioner to Nigeria in January 2018, Machage had served in the Kenyan Senate between 2013 and 2017.
