In retirement, Amb Afande served on the Boards of several state and private sector institutions including Capital Markets Authority, Kenya Power, Kenya Airways, Standard Chartered Bank and Undugu Society and Nyumbani Children's Home among others.

[2] Afande was also a member of the Standing Committee on Human Rights, and the National Council of Children's Services.

He was also Kenya's ambassador to Washington in February, 1990, at the time former Foreign Affairs Minister Robert Ouko was murdered near his farmhouse in Koru, Western Kenya, two weeks after President Daniel Moi and a delegation of 83 ministers and civil servants, including the late Robert Ouko, visited Washington D.C. for a 'Prayer Breakfast' hosted by President George H. W.

President Uhuru Kenyatta mourned the late Afande as consummate diplomat and pioneer public servant whose long and distinguished service helped lay the foundation of the Kenyan Nation.

[5] In his message,  Kenyatta said Ambassador Afande helped "position Kenya on the global map as a steadfast Republic".