Evanson Wahome Rugara Ta House Of Ram

Complaint upheld; compensation ordered. ODPC, 23 October 2024.

Record ID: ke-odpc-2024-0095
Case reference: ODPC Complaint No. 1131 of 2024
Jurisdiction: Kenya
Regulator: ODPC
Type: determination
Date decided: 23 October 2024
Respondent type: private
Sector: general
Violations: unauthorised image/photo use, lack of consent, commercial use of personal data, failure to respond to erasure request, unlawful processing
Provisions cited: s.25 DPA 2019, s.26(E) DPA 2019, s.30 DPA 2019, s.32 DPA 2019, s.37 DPA 2019, s.40(1)(b) DPA 2019, s.56 DPA 2019, s.65 DPA 2019
Outcome: complaint upheld; compensation ordered
Compensation: KES 50,000 (≈ USD 380 at the decision date)
Status: final
Source: Official document ↗
Record verified: 12 March 2026

Summary

The ODPC upheld a complaint against Evanson Wahome Rugara Ta House Of Ram concerning unauthorised image/photo use, lack of consent, commercial use of personal data. The determination considers s.25 DPA 2019, s.26(E) DPA 2019, s.30 DPA 2019, s.32 DPA 2019. The Office ordered KES 50,000 in compensation.

CONSENT · GENERAL · RIGHT-TO-ERASURE · UNLAWFUL-PROCESSING · UPHELD

Cite this decision

ODPC (Kenya), ODPC Complaint No. 1131 of 2024, determination of 23 October 2024. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/kenya/odpc/2024/evanson-wahome-rugara-ta-house-of-ram/ (accessed 22 July 2026).

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