Paddy Ahenda, the Kenyan envoy to Qatar, was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit on the weekend and pronounced dead, later on.
Doctors attributed the cause of death to heatstroke.
Heatstroke is a form of heat injury that causes damage to the brain and internal organs.
Some of the symptoms include behavioural changes, dizziness, throbbing headache, muscle weakness, nausea, and vomiting.
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It is advisable to seek medical assistance when experiencing heat exhaustion, which is exposure to extreme temperatures and dehydration.
In Gulf countries, heat strokes are more likely to happen especially during the summer when the temperatures can rise to 50 degrees celsius.
Jim Boyce, the former vice president of Fifa and president of the Ireland Football Association(IFA), requested Qatar to consider players and spectator comfort during the world cup.
“The FIFA executive committee decided before my time, that the tournament is going to be held in Qatar and anything should be considered to try to alleviate the severe heat conditions.
“We have heard that there is an intention to provide air conditioning in the stadiums but we should also look at anything that will improve spectator comfort and player comfort.
"People cannot play in 50-degree heat so if that’s to be one of the compromises then that’s something we will have to look at.’Boyce remarked.
Immigrant deaths caused by heat strokes in Qatar were reported by media outlets which prompted the Qatar government to set up measures for labourers in the gulf country such as wage protection, labour inspection, and replacing the kafala system.