A 71-year-old homeless Kenyan man, Timothy Majanja, has passed away in the United States after spending about 50 years in North America.
Officials at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia confirmed that Timothy Majanja was admitted at the facility after being driven there in an ambulance and in critical condition. He, however, died after being put in a life support machine.
Majanga had traveled to Canada in 1968 before he moved to Georgia, US in 1993, and has been living in squalor after losing his job in 1993. After his story was aired on NTV, Alphonce Shikoli, his elder brother, said the family was happy to learn that he was still alive.
His relatives, who live in Lubao, Kakamega said they had received news of his demise and are making arrangements for his body to be flown back to Kenya for burial.
In the 2014 interview, Majanja asked the Kenyan government through Ministry of Foreign Affairs to intervene and help him travel to Kenya, since he had lost his documents.
In 1973, Majanja was recruited into the prestigious Royal Canadian Mounted Police, where he served before venturing into politics.He run for city representative in Calgary, Alberta, where he lost. He also unsuccessfully contested for a vacant mayoral seat. After moving to Atlanta, he worked for a transport company but later lost the job.
His family and relatives in Kenya are now hoping that his body will be transported and be buried at their hometown for a proper send off.