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Teresia Karungari v Branch Microfinance Bank

Resolved between the parties. ODPC, 2 August 2023.

Record ID
ke-odpc-2023-0012
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Regulator
ODPC
Type
determination
Complainant
Teresia Karungari
Date decided
2 August 2023
Respondent type
private
Sector
banking
Violations
failure to respond to erasure request, unlawful processing
Provisions cited
s.25 DPA 2019, s.26 DPA 2019, s.29 DPA 2019, s.56(1) DPA 2019
Outcome
resolved between the parties
Status
final
Source
Official document ↗
Source integrity
SHA-256 6c793148e07c124e…
Record verified
30 July 2026

The facts

The complainant alleged Branch Microfinance Bank spammed her email with messages claiming she had not cleared a loan she had settled, sending several messages a day. When the Office notified the respondent of the complaint, it rectified and updated its records and stopped the communication. The Office noted the complainant had come to the Office as a first port of call without first exercising her rights with the respondent, and that despite the violation of data protection principles the matter stood resolved.

Orders and outcome

The complaint was marked resolved and closed, with the right of appeal to the High Court of Kenya. Dated 2 August 2023.

BANKING · RIGHT-TO-ERASURE · UNLAWFUL-PROCESSING

Cite this decision

ODPC (Kenya), Teresia Karungari v Branch Microfinance Bank, determination of 2 August 2023. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/kenya/odpc/2023/branch-microfinance-bank/ (accessed 30 August 2026).

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