{
  "id": 2716157,
  "title": "Rosemary Koech: Tributes pour after data protection champion dies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/rosemary-koech-tributes-pour-after-data-protection-champion-dies",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T04:32:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/rosemary-koech-tributes-pour-after-data-protection-champion-dies"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) mourns the death of Rosemary Koech, affectionately known as @TechWakili in the technology and legal communities. Described as a passionate data protection advocate, Koech played a crucial role in promoting privacy, responsible data handling, and stronger data protection practices in Kenya. The ODPC lauded Koech for her active participation in the office's engagements and events, noting her consistent sharing of knowledge, professional experience, and commitment to enhancing data protection practices. Her contributions went beyond professional engagements, as she was a trusted voice and committed advocate for privacy and responsible use of personal data. Koech's death comes at a time when data privacy and protection have gained significant importance in Kenya, due to the rapid growth of digital services, online transactions, and the increasing collection and processing of personal information by both public and private entities. The Data Protection Act, 2019 established a legal framework for data protection, creating the ODPC to oversee compliance and safeguard individuals' privacy rights. The ODPC expressed its deep sadness over Koech's passing, emphasizing that her loss to the industry and the wider data protection community is significant. The office offered its condolences to Koech's family, friends, colleagues, and all those who had the privilege to know and collaborate with her. They emphasized that her passion, advocacy, and contributions to data protection will be fondly remembered, and wished her eternal peace.",
  "summary": "The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has joined family, friends and colleagues in mourning the death of Rosemary Koech, popularly known in the technology and legal circles as @TechWakili. Koech was remembered as a passionate data protection champion who played an important role in promoting privacy, responsible handling of personal information and stronger […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Top KCB official Rosemary Koech dies by suicide at her Ngong home",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/top-kcb-official-rosemary-koech-dies-by-suicide-at-her-ngong-home",
        "published": "2026-08-22T10:49:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}