Office of the Data Protection CommissionerDeterminationICT and data
DETERMINATION
4 Feb 2026ODPC data protection determinationsODPC COMPLAINT NO. 1724 OF 2025
Summary
The Respondent is hereby found liable for unlawfully processing and publishing the Complainant’s name and image on TikTok and Instagram for promotional and commercial purposes without obtaining express, specific, and informed consent; and is ordered to pay compensation and pull down the Complainant’s personal data from the social networks.
The brief
determination
- Issued by
- Data Commissioner
- Who it affects
- Waithera Imani alias Cera Imani T/A ESHE Community
- Amounts
- KES 50,000.00 — compensation
- Action required
- Pay the Complainant Kenya Shillings Fifty Thousand (KES. 50,000/=) as compensation; pull down the Complainant’s personal data from the social networks within Fourteen (14) days and furnish proof of the same.