Tears flowed freely as the Kenyan tech community met to celebrate the life the late Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu, who was found dead at her house in Ngong.
The community whose members were drawn from government, academia and private entities came together and moved many with how they met Rosemary and the last timethey were together.
Some of the techprenuers and industry experts also regaled the mourners with laughter about how they spent time with the departed KCB data protection executive.
Ali Hussein, the Chairman of Association of FinTechs in Kenya (AFIK) said that rosemary was awoman of uncommon intellect and in every room she entered she brought somethinh valuable.
"She understood that technology was not just about systems and innovation but about people;about ensring progress does not leave citizens behind," said Ali.
"Rosemary was a bundle of energy, was disciplined and every sunrise brought an action-packed agenda that had to be conqured in our trustee meeting she was focuedon outcomes yet possesed a child-like curiosity," said KICTANet's Grace Githaiga.
Many other speakers among them politician Gladys Boss Shollei and Data Protection Commissioner Emmaculate Kassait also spoke at the memorial.
Here is the video of the memoria: https://www.youtube.com/live/jxyP6DysU7E