KCB Bank Group has joined family, friends and colleagues in mourning Rosemary Koech, following her death on August 21, 2026.
The bank mourned Koech’s death in an obituary on Friday, August 28, saying it had lost its Head of Data Protection.
“It is with great sorrow and sadness that we announce the untimely passing on of Rosemary Chemutai Koech (Chemu) who was Head of Data Protection at KCB Bank Group,” the bank said.
In her honour, KICTANet and Koech’s family have established the Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu Education Fund to support the education of her four children.
The fund has been seeded with KSh1 million, with an appeal to well-wishers to contribute towards securing the future of the children.
Rosemary Koech Death: KCB Mourns Head of Data Protection as KICTANet Sets Up KSh1M Fund
KICTANet said the education fund has been established to safeguard the future of Koech’s children and carry forward her legacy.
The fund is held at KCB Bank, Moi Avenue Branch, under the account name Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu Edu Fund. The account number is 1355785057, while the SWIFT code is KCBLKENX.
Contributions can also be made through M-Pesa Paybill 522522 using 1355785057 as the account number.
The memorial card shared by KICTANet carried the message “In Loving Memory” of Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu, popularly known as “Chemu”, and appealed to those who were touched by her life to support the education fund.
Koech, 40, served as Head of Data Protection at KCB Bank Group and handled data protection and privacy matters.
She died at her residence in the Ole Nairi area of Ngong, Kajiado County, on August 21, 2026.
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How Rosemary Koech Died
An autopsy conducted at Lee Funeral Home by Chief Government Pathologist Dr Johansen Oduor established that Koech died by suicide.
Detectives and family members attended the postmortem examination.
Police said Koech was found hanging from a bedroom window at her home in Kalyet Close.
A caretaker told detectives that relatives broke down the bedroom door after Koech failed to respond to calls and knocks.
Her family had said she had complained of frustrations linked to debts she was servicing.
Court Blocks Burial Without Husband’s Involvement
A Nairobi court has since issued interim orders restricting the removal and burial of Koech’s remains without the involvement of her husband, Kevin Migwe Kimwatu.
Senior Principal Magistrate Agnes Mwangi on Friday, August 28, 2026, restrained KCB, its employees and Koech’s family from removing her remains from Lee Funeral Home pending an inter partes hearing.
The court also barred the respondents from interring or burying Koech without the consent or involvement of her husband.
The respondents were further restrained from making any funeral arrangements or conducting the burial without Kevin’s involvement pending the hearing of the application.
“An interim temporary injunction is hereby issued restraining the respondents (KCB, Koech and 3 others), their servants, agents, employees and relatives from making any funeral arrangements and burial without the applicant’s involvement pending the inter partes hearing of this application,” Magistrate Mwangi ordered.
The court order came after the family had announced that Koech’s funeral would take place at her parents’ home in Chepseon, Kericho County, on Saturday, August 29, 2026, from 10 am.
Family and friends had been meeting daily at the Koech residence in Ngong, Kalyet Close, ahead of the planned burial.
Rosemary Koech’s Family
Koech was the daughter of Beatrice and Paul Koech of Ngong, Kajiado County, Chepseon in Kericho County, and Olenguruone in Nakuru County.
She was the wife of Kevin Kimwatu Migwe and the mother of four children: Charles, Pauline, Paul, and Michael.
The late was a sister to Judy Koech Oyamo and Dr Walter O. Oyamo, Assumpta Koech Chirchir and Felix Chirchir, Michael Cheruiyot Koech and Maureen Mumbi, and Audrey Koech.
Koech was also an aunt to Ryan, Arthur, Stephanie, Henry, Emma, Neema and Rehema.
She was the daughter-in-law of the late Dr Charles Wanyoike and Pauline Wanyoike, and the sister-in-law of Erick Migwe, Sarah Migwe, Aurelia Migwe, and Charlene Migwe.
She was also the granddaughter of the late Rosa Sinei and the late Stephano Sinei of Chepkong’ony, Kaptumo, Nandi County, and the late Mary-Jacinta Soi and the late Augustine Soi of Keringet, Nakuru County and Kaplong, Bomet County.
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