Victor Manga Munyua v Liquid Intelligent Technologies

Complaint upheld; compensation ordered. ODPC, 24 July 2024.

Record ID: ke-odpc-2024-0076
Case reference: ODPC Complaint No. 0608 of 2024
Jurisdiction: Kenya
Regulator: ODPC
Type: determination
Complainant: Victor Manga Munyua
Date decided: 24 July 2024
Respondent type: private
Sector: technology
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.29 DPA 2019, s.30 DPA 2019, s.32 DPA 2019, s.37 DPA 2019, s.40 DPA 2019, s.56 DPA 2019, s.65 DPA 2019
Outcome: complaint upheld; compensation ordered
Compensation: KES 500,000 (≈ USD 3,790 at the decision date)
Status: final
Source: Official document ↗
Source integrity: SHA-256 f5f22eb2ab6f39b0…
Record verified: 30 July 2026

The facts

The complainant alleged that Liquid Intelligent Technologies used his image on its website for commercial gain without express consent. The respondent argued a model release form covered the use and that the image had been pulled down, but could not prove express consent, and had continued using the image on its website after the Act came into force.

Orders and outcome

The respondent was found liable for the use of the complainant's image for commercial purposes without express consent and ordered to pay Kshs. 500,000 as compensation. Dated 24 July 2024.

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

Cite this decision

ODPC (Kenya), Victor Manga Munyua v Liquid Intelligent Technologies, ODPC Complaint No. 0608 of 2024, determination of 24 July 2024. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/kenya/odpc/2024/liquid-intelligent-technologies/ (accessed 30 August 2026).

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