Daniel Odhiambo Opiyo and Jeremiah Barasa v Tulia Amboseli Safari Camp Limited

Complaint upheld; compensation ordered. ODPC, 13 December 2024.

Record ID: ke-odpc-2024-0109
Case reference: ODPC Complaint No. 1398 of 2024
Jurisdiction: Kenya
Regulator: ODPC
Type: determination
Complainant: Daniel Odhiambo Opiyo and Jeremiah Barasa
Date decided: 13 December 2024
Respondent type: private
Sector: general
Violations: unauthorised image/photo use, lack of consent, commercial use of personal data, unlawful processing
Provisions cited: s.25 DPA 2019, s.32 DPA 2019, s.32(1) DPA 2019, s.37 DPA 2019, s.37(1) DPA 2019, s.56 DPA 2019, s.65 DPA 2019
Outcome: complaint upheld; compensation ordered
Compensation: KES 1,000,000 (≈ USD 7,580 at the decision date)
Status: final
Source: Official document ↗
Source integrity: SHA-256 8aa43e4c5935cf59…
Record verified: 30 July 2026

The facts

Two complainants alleged that Tulia Amboseli Safari Camp Ltd took their images without authority and published them on its website as an advertisement for bush breakfast, falsely depicting them as working for the camp. The ODPC found the respondent unlawfully processed their personal data for commercial purposes without express consent.

Orders and outcome

The respondent was found liable and ordered to compensate the complainants an all-inclusive total of KES 1,000,000, being KES 500,000 to each complainant. Dated 13 December 2024.

CONSENT · GENERAL · UNLAWFUL-PROCESSING · UPHELD

Cite this decision

ODPC (Kenya), Daniel Odhiambo Opiyo and Jeremiah Barasa v Tulia Amboseli Safari Camp Limited, ODPC Complaint No. 1398 of 2024, determination of 13 December 2024. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/kenya/odpc/2024/tulia-amboseli-safari-camp-limited/ (accessed 30 August 2026).

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