Joe Kiranya v Black And Gold Executive Barbershop

Complaint upheld; compensation ordered. ODPC, 17 April 2024.

Record ID: ke-odpc-2024-0037
Case reference: ODPC Complaint No. 0121 of 2024
Jurisdiction: Kenya
Regulator: ODPC
Type: determination
Complainant: Joe Kiranya
Date decided: 17 April 2024
Respondent type: private
Sector: retail
Violations: unauthorised image/photo use, failure to respond to erasure request, unlawful processing
Provisions cited: s.25 DPA 2019, s.26 DPA 2019, s.29 DPA 2019, s.36 DPA 2019, s.56 DPA 2019, s.65 DPA 2019
Outcome: complaint upheld; compensation ordered
Compensation: KES 250,000 (≈ USD 1,890 at the decision date)
Status: final
Source: Official document ↗
Source integrity: SHA-256 620e436aaf34c99d…
Record verified: 30 July 2026

The facts

The complainant alleged Black and Gold Executive Barbershop used his image online and on printed placards without his consent to advertise itself on its social media pages, and failed to pull the images down when he asked. The Office found his right to object infringed.

Orders and outcome

The respondent was found liable and ordered to pay the complainant Kenya Shillings Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand (Kshs. 250,000) as compensation. No enforcement notice was issued. Dated April 2024 with the day illegible in the scan.

RETAIL · RIGHT-TO-ERASURE · UNLAWFUL-PROCESSING · UPHELD

Cite this decision

ODPC (Kenya), Joe Kiranya v Black And Gold Executive Barbershop, ODPC Complaint No. 0121 of 2024, determination of 17 April 2024. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/kenya/odpc/2024/black-and-gold-executive-barbershop/ (accessed 30 August 2026).

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