The Kenyan High Commissioner to Nigeria, Wilfred Machage, is dead.
Machage died on Saturday, after he slumped in his Abuja residence and was rushed to a hospital.
He was confirmed dead at the hospital.
According to The Standard newspaper in Kenya, Sospeter Magita, his twin brother who is a former Kenya ambassador to Russia, said he died after eating lunch.
A statement from the State House says Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta, has extended his condolences to the bereaved family.
“I received the shocking news of the sudden death of my friend and our country’s ambassador to Nigeria Dr Wilfred Machage last evening with disbelief.
“As a politician, Dr Machage was a relentless advocate of the interests of wananchi especially Kuria and Migori residents that he represented in the National Assembly and Senate respectively.
“Dr Machage was a charismatic, determined and forthright leader whose friendly disposition and wit earned him many friends,” Mr Kenyatta said.