Emmanuel Ng'ososei v Institute of Economic Affairs

Complaint upheld; compensation ordered. ODPC, November 2025.

Record ID: ke-odpc-2026-0005
Case reference: ODPC Complaint No. 1262 of 2025
Jurisdiction: Kenya
Regulator: ODPC
Type: determination
Complainant: Emmanuel Ng'ososei
Date decided: November 2025
Respondent type: private
Sector: general
Violations: failure to respond to erasure request, unlawful processing
Provisions cited: s.25 DPA 2019, s.26 DPA 2019, s.26(c) DPA 2019, s.36 DPA 2019, s.56(1) DPA 2019, s.56 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 2d709fab7f2f2eb5…
Record verified: 30 July 2026

The facts

The complainant asked the Institute of Economic Affairs to unsubscribe him from its mailing list. The respondent acknowledged the request and assured him it would be actioned, but failed to remove his email address and kept processing his personal data. The ODPC found his right to object was infringed and the processing unlawful.

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 November 2025.

GENERAL · RIGHT-TO-ERASURE · UNLAWFUL-PROCESSING · UPHELD

Cite this decision

ODPC (Kenya), Emmanuel Ng'ososei v Institute of Economic Affairs, ODPC Complaint No. 1262 of 2025, determination of November 2025. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/kenya/odpc/2025/determination-institute-of-economic-affairs/ (accessed 30 August 2026).

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