The Kenya School Of Law

Complaint upheld; compensation ordered; enforcement notice issued; prosecution recommended. ODPC, 17 July 2023.

Record ID: ke-odpc-2023-0009
Jurisdiction: Kenya
Regulator: ODPC
Type: determination
Date decided: 17 July 2023
Respondent type: private
Sector: education
Violations: unauthorised image/photo use, unlawful processing
Provisions cited: s.25 DPA 2019, s.26 DPA 2019, s.29 DPA 2019, s.56 DPA 2019
Outcome: complaint upheld; compensation ordered; enforcement notice issued; prosecution recommended
Compensation: KES 5,000,000 (≈ USD 35,700 at the decision date)
Status: final
Source: Official document ↗
Record verified: 12 March 2026

Summary

The ODPC upheld a complaint against The Kenya School Of Law in the education sector concerning unauthorised image/photo use, unlawful processing. The determination considers s.25 DPA 2019, s.26 DPA 2019, s.29 DPA 2019, s.56 DPA 2019. The Office ordered KES 5,000,000 in compensation. An enforcement notice was issued against the respondent. A recommendation for prosecution was made.

EDUCATION · UNLAWFUL-PROCESSING · UPHELD

Cite this decision

ODPC (Kenya), The Kenya School Of Law, determination of 17 July 2023. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/kenya/odpc/2023/the-kenya-school-of-law/ (accessed 22 July 2026).

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