Senior Editor Lunis Kaikai is mourning the death of his colleague whom he describes as an ardent advocate for Press Freedom and Safety of Journalists in Kenya.
Journalist Tony Ngare was among who perished in the ill-fated Ethiopian flight.
After leaving the Standard Media Group, Ngare joined the Kenya National Commission to UNESCO and was instrumental in the successful establishment of the Kenya Media Sector Working Group.
He also supported many initiatives aimed at strengthening the Kenya community radio sector.
Though his position, NATCOM to UNESCO co-funded most of the joint programmes supported under the Kenya Media Sector Working Group.
He was intelligent. I remember two moments from his column. We had played Man U or Barcelona and won from the fewest chances we created and the team, must have been Man U or a fierce rival like Tottenham had created several chances, but no conversion.
Beyond sports, he was a fine lifestyle columnist, writing on city issues, motoring and some bit of reporting.