Africa International University

Complaint upheld; compensation ordered. ODPC, 11 July 2025.

Record ID

ke-odpc-2025-0063

Case reference

ODPC Complaint No. 0590 of 2025

Jurisdiction

Kenya

Regulator

ODPC

Type

determination

Date decided

11 July 2025

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.37 DPA 2019, s.56(1) DPA 2019, s.56 DPA 2019, s.65(4) DPA 2019, s.65 DPA 2019

Outcome

complaint upheld; compensation ordered

Compensation

KES 250,000 (≈ USD 1,940 at the decision date)

Status

final

Source

Official document ↗

Source integrity

SHA-256 66216a8bb049c8f2…

Record verified

30 July 2026

The facts

The complainant alleged that Africa International University used his photo on the university's marketing pamphlet without his consent. The ODPC found the university liable, noting in mitigation that after the complaint was lodged the university withdrew and discontinued all promotional pamphlets containing the complainant's image.

Orders and outcome

The respondent was found liable and ordered to pay the complainant Kenya Shillings Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand (KES 250,000) as compensation. Dated 11 July 2025.

CONSENT · GENERAL · UNLAWFUL-PROCESSING · UPHELD

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Same respondent

• 16 February 2026 · preliminary objection dismissed

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