Ceres Tech Limited t/a RocketPesa

Complaint dismissed; prosecution recommended. ODPC, 11 September 2024.

Record ID: ke-odpc-2024-0085
Case reference: ODPC Complaint No. 849 of 2024
Jurisdiction: Kenya
Regulator: ODPC
Type: determination
Date decided: 11 September 2024
Respondent type: private
Sector: digital lending
Violations: obstruction of data commissioner, unlawful processing
Provisions cited: s.25 DPA 2019, s.56(1) DPA 2019, s.56 DPA 2019, s.61(a) DPA 2019, s.61 DPA 2019
Outcome: complaint dismissed; prosecution recommended
Status: final
Source: Official document ↗
Record verified: 6 July 2026

Summary

The ODPC dismissed a complaint against Ceres Tech Limited t/a RocketPesa in the digital lending sector alleging obstruction of data commissioner, unlawful processing. The determination considers s.25 DPA 2019, s.56(1) DPA 2019, s.56 DPA 2019, s.61(a) DPA 2019. A recommendation for prosecution was made.

DISMISSED · FINTECH · MOBILE-LENDING · OBSTRUCTION · UNLAWFUL-PROCESSING

Cite this decision

ODPC (Kenya), ODPC Complaint No. 849 of 2024, determination of 11 September 2024. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/kenya/odpc/2024/ceres-tech-limited-t-a-rocketpesa-2/ (accessed 22 July 2026).

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