He was buried a week later at the Southern Grave Yard, Manchester, after the Government of Tanganyika decided not to bring his body back home. The late Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere had all through wanted Mwalimu Mathew to resign from teaching and assist the late Mzee Abeid Amani Karume in the fight for the independence of Zanzibar.
Uongozi wa Jumuiya ya Watanzania Italia kwa niaba ya Watanzania wote waishio Italia inaungana na wazazi,ndugu,jamaa na wafanyakazi wa Uwanja wa ndege wa kimataiafa wa MWALIMU NYERERE ambako marehemu alikuwa akifanya kazi,katika kuomboleza na kuwaombea MwenyeziMungu awape uvumilivu katika kipindi hiki kigumu cha msiba.