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Koros Kiprotich v Higher Education Loans Board

Complaint upheld; enforcement notice conditional. ODPC, 2 August 2023.

Record ID
ke-odpc-2023-0013
Case reference
ODPC COMPLAINT NO. 0781
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Regulator
ODPC
Type
determination
Complainant
Koros Kiprotich
Date decided
2 August 2023
Respondent type
private
Sector
digital lending
Violations
failure to respond to erasure request, unlawful processing
Provisions cited
s.25 DPA 2019, s.26 DPA 2019, s.40 DPA 2019
Outcome
complaint upheld; enforcement notice conditional
Status
final
Source
Official document ↗
Source integrity
SHA-256 69cabeb230cfbff6…
Record verified
30 July 2026

The facts

The complainant alleged the Higher Education Loans Board failed to update his loan repayment information, so credit reference bureaus still showed his HELB account in default even after he resumed repayment. HELB said it had updated his status with Metropol and TransUnion and regretted its inordinate delay, but the complainant's evidence showed the default status persisted. The Office found his right to rectification of personal data violated.

Orders and outcome

The respondent was directed to rectify and update its records so that the complainant's personal data shared with third parties is accurate, within seven days, failing which an enforcement notice would be issued. Dated August 2023.

FINTECH · MOBILE-LENDING · RIGHT-TO-ERASURE · UNLAWFUL-PROCESSING · UPHELD

Cite this decision

ODPC (Kenya), Koros Kiprotich v Higher Education Loans Board, ODPC COMPLAINT NO. 0781, determination of 2 August 2023. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/kenya/odpc/2023/higher-education-loans-board/ (accessed 30 August 2026).

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