Isaac Muhia Njenga v Emmanuel Barasa

Complaint upheld; compensation ordered; enforcement notice conditional. ODPC, December 2025.

Record ID: ke-odpc-2026-0008
Case reference: ODPC Complaint No. 1378 of 2025
Jurisdiction: Kenya
Regulator: ODPC
Type: determination
Complainant: Isaac Muhia Njenga
Date decided: December 2025
Respondent type: private
Sector: general
Violations: unlawful data disclosure, unlawful processing
Provisions cited: s.25 DPA 2019, s.30 DPA 2019, s.56 DPA 2019, s.65 DPA 2019
Outcome: complaint upheld; compensation ordered; enforcement notice conditional
Compensation: KES 20,000 (≈ USD 160 at the decision date)
Status: final
Source: Official document ↗
Source integrity: SHA-256 75df7e249991d7c5…
Record verified: 30 July 2026

The facts

The complainant alleged that the respondent unlawfully posted his academic result slip in a school WhatsApp group without his knowledge or authorisation. The respondent did not controvert the claim, and the ODPC found the processing unlawful.

Orders and outcome

The respondent was found liable and directed to compensate the complainant Kshs 20,000 for unlawful processing, and to delete the result slip within seven days, failing which an enforcement notice would issue. Dated December 2025.

DISCLOSURE · GENERAL · UNLAWFUL-PROCESSING · UPHELD

Cite this decision

ODPC (Kenya), Isaac Muhia Njenga v Emmanuel Barasa, ODPC Complaint No. 1378 of 2025, determination of December 2025. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/kenya/odpc/2025/emmanuel-barasa/ (accessed 30 August 2026).

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