Brian Anyona Mogoi v Match Ventures

Complaint upheld; compensation ordered. ODPC, 10 December 2025.

Record ID: ke-odpc-2026-0015
Case reference: ODPC Complaint No. 1331 of 2025
Jurisdiction: Kenya
Regulator: ODPC
Type: determination
Complainant: Brian Anyona Mogoi
Date decided: 10 December 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.30 DPA 2019, s.32 DPA 2019, s.37(1)(a) DPA 2019, s.37 DPA 2019, s.56(1) DPA 2019, s.56 DPA 2019, s.65 DPA 2019
Outcome: complaint upheld; compensation ordered
Compensation: KES 500,000 (≈ USD 3,880 at the decision date)
Status: final
Source: Official document ↗
Source integrity: SHA-256 19aa4a3c1f005be3…
Record verified: 30 July 2026

The facts

The complainant alleged that Match Ventures Ltd unlawfully used his image in advertising flyers for a land-selling business without his knowledge or consent. The ODPC found the image was used for commercial purposes without express consent.

Orders and outcome

The respondent was found liable and ordered to pay the complainant Kenya Shillings Five Hundred Thousand (KES 500,000) as compensation. Dated 10 December 2025.

CONSENT · GENERAL · UNLAWFUL-PROCESSING · UPHELD

Cite this decision

ODPC (Kenya), Brian Anyona Mogoi v Match Ventures, ODPC Complaint No. 1331 of 2025, determination of 10 December 2025. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/kenya/odpc/2025/match-ventures/ (accessed 30 August 2026).

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