Allan Chacha v The County Assembly Of Migori

Complaint upheld; compensation ordered; enforcement notice issued. ODPC, 14 October 2024.

Record ID: ke-odpc-2024-0092
Case reference: ODPC Complaint No. 1080 of 2024
Jurisdiction: Kenya
Regulator: ODPC
Type: determination
Complainant: Allan Chacha
Date decided: 14 October 2024
Respondent type: public
Sector: public services
Violations: lack of consent, unlawful processing
Provisions cited: s.25(a) DPA 2019, s.25 DPA 2019, s.25(c) DPA 2019, s.30 DPA 2019, s.30(1)(b) DPA 2019, s.44 DPA 2019, s.45 DPA 2019, s.51(2)(c) DPA 2019, s.56 DPA 2019, s.58 DPA 2019, s.65 DPA 2019
Outcome: complaint upheld; compensation ordered; enforcement notice issued
Compensation: KES 900,000 (≈ USD 6,820 at the decision date)
Status: final
Source: Official document ↗
Source integrity: SHA-256 6dcf00c734fc2fd0…
Record verified: 30 July 2026

The facts

The complainant alleged that the County Assembly of Migori published curriculum vitae, including his, on its publicly available website, and the material was still published as at the date of the determination. The ODPC found the assembly had failed to comply with its obligations under the Act.

Orders and outcome

The respondent was found liable and ordered to delete all curriculum vitae published on its website within 7 days of the determination, an enforcement notice was issued, and the respondent was ordered to compensate the complainant KES 900,000. Dated October 2024.

CONSENT · UNLAWFUL-PROCESSING · UPHELD · UTILITIES

Cite this decision

ODPC (Kenya), Allan Chacha v The County Assembly Of Migori, ODPC Complaint No. 1080 of 2024, determination of 14 October 2024. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/kenya/odpc/2024/the-county-assembly-of-migori/ (accessed 30 August 2026).

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