A now-84-year-old man who vanished in 1974 has returned home and expressed disappointment that the two wives he left behind could not wait for him over the 47 years.

Peter Oyuka, a Kenyan man reportedly left his Makale village in Kenya in 1974 at age 37.

“I wish my wives were here today to welcome me home,” Oyuka lamented.

“I wish my two wives well in their marriages. However, I’d like them to know that I’m still alive and that they should create time and visit me.” Reports Tuko

Although he spent part of 47 years in Tanzania where he fell in love and had a child with another woman, he expected his wives to remain intact.