The body of the late Hon Dr. Ambassador Wilfred Machage, Kenya High Commissioner to Nigeria is set to arrive at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).Â
The late Ambassador will be received by Amb Raychelle Omamo, Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs, family members and friends.
Machage died in Abuja Saturday afternoon after a short illness, the Foreign Affairs ministry has confirmed.
The 65-year-old diplomat collapsed at his home and was rushed to hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival in the presence of his wife, the ministry said in a statement.
As the envoy to Nigeria, Dr Machage was also accredited to Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Benin, Togo, Niger and six other countries in Central and West Africa.
