Retirement and Afterwards
The rest of the Temu's athletics career went downward. He finished nineteenth in the 10 000 m at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, and was eliminated in the heats of the 10 000 m at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
He retired in 1973. After his career he ran a farm in North Mugirango. The farm was a gift from then president Jomo Kenyatta
Naftali Temu died of prostate cancer in Kenyatta National Hospital, aged 57.
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