Mutheu Mutuku v Club Legend Rongai

Complaint upheld; compensation ordered. ODPC, 29 December 2023.

Record ID: ke-odpc-2023-0046
Case reference: ODPC Complaint No. 1860 of 2023
Jurisdiction: Kenya
Regulator: ODPC
Type: determination
Complainant: Mutheu Mutuku
Date decided: 29 December 2023
Respondent type: private
Sector: entertainment
Violations: unauthorised image/photo use, lack of consent, commercial use of personal data, failure to respond to erasure request, unlawful processing
Provisions cited: s.25 DPA 2019, s.29 DPA 2019, s.30 DPA 2019, s.32 DPA 2019, s.37 DPA 2019, s.40 DPA 2019, s.56 DPA 2019, s.65 DPA 2019
Outcome: complaint upheld; compensation ordered
Compensation: KES 500,000 (≈ USD 3,570 at the decision date)
Status: final
Source: Official document ↗
Source integrity: SHA-256 caade41fb7638582…
Record verified: 30 July 2026

The facts

The complainant's image was posted on Club Legend Rongai's social media pages without her consent, and the club failed to pull the image down when she asked. The ODPC found the club liable for using her image for commercial gain without consent and for failing to remove it on request.

Orders and outcome

The respondent was ordered to compensate the complainant KES 500,000 for the commercial use of her image without consent and the violation of her privacy rights. Dated 29 December 2023.

CONSENT · RIGHT-TO-ERASURE · SPORTS · UNLAWFUL-PROCESSING · UPHELD

Cite this decision

ODPC (Kenya), Mutheu Mutuku v Club Legend Rongai, ODPC Complaint No. 1860 of 2023, determination of 29 December 2023. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/kenya/odpc/2023/club-legend-rongai/ (accessed 30 August 2026).

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