Imarabet

Complaint upheld; compensation ordered; enforcement notice issued. ODPC, January 2026. month-precision date

Record ID: ke-odpc-2026-0011
Case reference: ODPC Complaint No. 1308 of 2025
Jurisdiction: Kenya
Regulator: ODPC
Type: determination
Date decided: January 2026
Respondent type: private
Sector: general
Violations: lack of consent, commercial use of personal data, failure to respond to erasure request, unlawful processing
Provisions cited: s.25 DPA 2019, s.26 DPA 2019, s.26(c) DPA 2019, s.30 DPA 2019, s.36 DPA 2019, s.37(1) DPA 2019, s.56(1) DPA 2019, s.56 DPA 2019, s.58 DPA 2019, s.65 DPA 2019
Outcome: complaint upheld; compensation ordered; enforcement notice issued
Compensation: KES 250,000 (≈ USD 1,900 at the decision date)
Status: final
Source: Official document ↗
Record verified: 6 July 2026

Summary

The ODPC upheld a complaint against Imarabet concerning lack of consent, commercial use of personal data, failure to respond to erasure request. The determination considers s.25 DPA 2019, s.26 DPA 2019, s.26(c) DPA 2019, s.30 DPA 2019. The Office ordered KES 250,000 in compensation. An enforcement notice was issued against the respondent.

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

Cite this decision

ODPC (Kenya), ODPC Complaint No. 1308 of 2025, determination of January 2026. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/kenya/odpc/2026/imarabet/ (accessed 22 July 2026).

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