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Zad Muslim School

Suo moto investigation; enforcement notice issued. ODPC, 16 December 2025.

Record ID
ke-odpc-2026-0023
Case reference
ODPC Suo Moto Investigation No. 003 of 2025
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Regulator
ODPC
Type
determination
Date decided
16 December 2025
Respondent type
private
Sector
education
Violations
lack of consent, commercial use of personal data, unlawful data disclosure, failure to respond to erasure request, unlawful processing
Provisions cited
s.25 DPA 2019, s.26 DPA 2019, s.29 DPA 2019, s.33 DPA 2019, s.37 DPA 2019
Outcome
suo moto investigation; enforcement notice issued
Status
final
Source
Official document ↗
Source integrity
SHA-256 a4636dcdae37a5f0…
Record verified
30 July 2026

The facts

A suo motu investigation by the ODPC into the operations of Zad Muslim School, Marsabit found that the school posted minors' photographs in its school attire on its social media platforms to induce the public to join the institution. The Office held that this amounted to internet marketing and commercialisation of the students' personal data without consent from the students or their guardians, and that the school was not compliant with the Act to that extent.

Orders and outcome

The respondent was found liable in respect of the suo motu investigation and an enforcement notice was issued against it. Dated 16 December 2025.

CONSENT · DISCLOSURE · EDUCATION · RIGHT-TO-ERASURE · UNLAWFUL-PROCESSING · UPHELD

Cite this decision

ODPC (Kenya), Zad Muslim School, ODPC Suo Moto Investigation No. 003 of 2025, determination of 16 December 2025. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/kenya/odpc/2025/zad-muslim-school/ (accessed 30 August 2026).

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