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Donald Mkala Golo v Platinum Credit Limited

Complaint upheld; compensation ordered; enforcement notice issued. ODPC, 16 October 2024.

Record ID
ke-odpc-2024-0093
Case reference
ODPC Complaint No. 1090 of 2024
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Regulator
ODPC
Type
determination
Complainant
Donald Mkala Golo
Date decided
16 October 2024
Respondent type
private
Sector
digital lending
Violations
lack of consent, commercial use of personal data, failure to respond to erasure request, unlawful processing, failure to implement security measures
Provisions cited
s.25 DPA 2019, s.26(a) DPA 2019, s.26 DPA 2019, s.37(1) DPA 2019, s.40(1)(b) DPA 2019, s.41 DPA 2019, s.42 DPA 2019, s.42(2) DPA 2019, s.42(2)(b) DPA 2019, s.56 DPA 2019, s.58 DPA 2019, s.65(4) DPA 2019, s.65(2) DPA 2019, s.65(1) DPA 2019
Outcome
complaint upheld; compensation ordered; enforcement notice issued
Compensation
KES 1,000,000 (≈ USD 7,580 at the decision date)
Status
final
Source
Official document ↗
Source integrity
SHA-256 fe301a060f8fd404…
Record verified
30 July 2026

The facts

The complainant alleged that Platinum Credit Limited processed, and continued to process, his personal data for marketing purposes without his express consent or any other lawful basis. The ODPC found the respondent liable, taking into account the nature and extent of the unlawful processing and the conduct of the respondent.

Orders and outcome

The respondent was found liable, ordered to compensate the complainant KES 1,000,000, and an enforcement notice was issued against it. Dated 16 October 2024.

CONSENT · DATA-SECURITY · FINTECH · MOBILE-LENDING · RIGHT-TO-ERASURE · UNLAWFUL-PROCESSING · UPHELD

Cite this decision

ODPC (Kenya), Donald Mkala Golo v Platinum Credit Limited, ODPC Complaint No. 1090 of 2024, determination of 16 October 2024. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/kenya/odpc/2024/platinum-credit-limited-2/ (accessed 23 October 2026).

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