Ceres Tech Limited Ta Rocketpesa

Complaint upheld; compensation ordered; enforcement notice issued; prosecution recommended. ODPC, 15 January 2025.

Record ID

ke-odpc-2025-0001

Case reference

ODPC Complaint No. 1655 of 2024

Jurisdiction

Kenya

Regulator

ODPC

Type

determination

Date decided

15 January 2025

Respondent type

private

Sector

digital lending

Violations

lack of consent, unlawful data disclosure, unlawful debt collection, obstruction of data commissioner, unlawful processing

Provisions cited

s.25 DPA 2019, s.26(a) DPA 2019, s.26(c) DPA 2019, s.26 DPA 2019, s.28(2) DPA 2019, s.28(1) DPA 2019, s.29 DPA 2019, s.30 DPA 2019, s.56(1) DPA 2019, s.56 DPA 2019, s.61 DPA 2019, s.65(4) DPA 2019, s.65 DPA 2019

Outcome

complaint upheld; compensation ordered; enforcement notice issued; prosecution recommended

Compensation

KES 700,000 (≈ USD 5,400 at the decision date)

Status

final

Source

Official document ↗

Record verified

6 July 2026

Summary

The ODPC upheld a complaint against Ceres Tech Limited Ta Rocketpesa in the digital lending sector concerning lack of consent, unlawful data disclosure, unlawful debt collection. The determination considers s.25 DPA 2019, s.26(a) DPA 2019, s.26(c) DPA 2019, s.26 DPA 2019. The Office ordered KES 700,000 in compensation. An enforcement notice was issued against the respondent. A recommendation for prosecution was made.

CONSENT · DEBT-COLLECTION · DISCLOSURE · FINTECH · MOBILE-LENDING · OBSTRUCTION · UNLAWFUL-PROCESSING · UPHELD

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Same respondent

• 5 January 2024 · complaint upheld

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