Diana Hashina Ambani v Acakoro Football Club

Complaint dismissed. ODPC, 13 February 2024.

Record ID: ke-odpc-2024-0020
Case reference: ODPC Complaint No. 2369 of 2023
Jurisdiction: Kenya
Regulator: ODPC
Type: determination
Complainant: Diana Hashina Ambani
Date decided: 13 February 2024
Respondent type: private
Sector: entertainment
Violations: unauthorised image/photo use, lack of consent, commercial use of personal data, failure to prevent data breach, unlawful processing
Provisions cited: s.25 DPA 2019, s.30 DPA 2019, s.33 DPA 2019, s.56 DPA 2019
Outcome: complaint dismissed
Status: final
Source: Official document ↗
Source integrity: SHA-256 3c4d08934645e503…
Record verified: 30 July 2026

The facts

The complainant alleged that Acakoro Football Club continued to use her image for commercial purposes after the termination of a contract between the parties. The ODPC found the continued use of her image was pursuant to a contract between the parties, and denied the remedy of compensation.

Orders and outcome

The complaint was dismissed. Dated 13 February 2024.

CONSENT · DATA-BREACH · DISMISSED · SPORTS · UNLAWFUL-PROCESSING

Cite this decision

ODPC (Kenya), Diana Hashina Ambani v Acakoro Football Club, ODPC Complaint No. 2369 of 2023, determination of 13 February 2024. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/kenya/odpc/2024/acakoro-football-club/ (accessed 30 August 2026).

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