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Data protection cases in Kenya

Personal data, privacy, cybersecurity duties, processing, and cross-border transfers. This curated Kenya collection links existing source-backed legal records for that research intent.

Showing 12 useful cases from 47 matching records.

  • 15 Apr 2026

    Taifa DT Sacco Society Limited v Otieno (Civil Appeal E005 of 2025) [2026] KEHC 4944 (KLR) (15 April 2026) (Judgment)

    Citation
    [2026] KEHC 4944 (KLR)
    Court
    High Court
    Case number
    Civil Appeal E005 of 2025

    Court held alerts were meant for the sacco’s customer, not the respondent, and that verification time was reasonable. Appeal allowed and damages set aside.

    • Personal data breach
    • Data controller obligations
    • Mobile number reassignment
    • Damages for privacy violation
    • Contractual obligations
    • Data-protection
  • 10 Jul 2025

    Kenya National Police DT Sacco v Directorate of Criminal Investigations & another; Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority & another (Interested Parties) [2025] KEHC 10293 (KLR)

    Citation
    [2025] KEHC 10293 (KLR)
    Court
    High Court
    Case number
    Miscellaneous Criminal Revision E1769 of 2024
    Judges
    AM Muteti

    High Court ruling on a Sacco investigation dispute, holding that the SSFIU should conduct the inquiry and that the DCI gave no reason to bypass it.

    • Mandate Of Investigative Authorities
    • Regulation Of Sacco Societies
    • Data Protection And Confidentiality
    • Doctrine Of Exhaustion
    • Fair Administrative Action
    • Public Resource Utilization
  • 10 Jul 2025

    Kenya National Police DT Sacco v Office of Director of Public Prosecutions & 3 others [2025] KEHC 10469 (KLR)

    Citation
    [2025] KEHC 10469 (KLR)
    Court
    High Court
    Case number
    Criminal Revision E1769 of 2024
    Judges
    AM Muteti

    High Court revised lower-court orders and directed that the Sacco investigations be carried out by the SSFIU under the statutory framework.

    • Mandate Of Investigative Authorities
    • Regulation Of Sacco Societies
    • Data Protection And Confidentiality
    • Fair Administrative Action
    • Judicial Review Of Investigative Processes
    • Public Resource Utilization
  • 16 Jun 2025

    Talanta Institute v Office of the Data Protection Commissioner; Muhuga (Interested Party) [2025] KEHC 8530 (KLR)

    Citation
    [2025] KEHC 8530 (KLR)
    Court
    High Court
    Case number
    Judicial Review E165 of 2024
    Judges
    JM Chigiti

    High Court ruling holding that a judicial review challenge to the Data Protection Commissioner’s decision was premature because statutory remedies were not exhausted.

    • Judicial Review
    • Doctrine Of Exhaustion
    • Jurisdiction Of High Court
    • Data Protection Compliance
    • Judicial-review
    • Doctrine-of-exhaustion
  • 12 Jun 2025

    Metropolis Star Lab Kenya Ltd v Kioko & another [2025] KEHC 8211 (KLR)

    Citation
    [2025] KEHC 8211 (KLR)
    Court
    High Court
    Case number
    Civil Appeal E1140 of 2024
    Judges
    AC Mrima

    Appeal allowed. The High Court set aside a Data Commissioner determination after finding the complaints process procedurally unfair and remitting the matter.

    • Fair Administrative Action
    • Data Protection Complaints
    • Alternative Dispute Resolution
    • Procedural Fairness
    • Fair-administrative-action
    • Data-protection
  • 27 Mar 2025

    Ngunjiri v Kiambi & another [2025] KEHC 3793 (KLR)

    Citation
    [2025] KEHC 3793 (KLR)
    Court
    High Court
    Case number
    Petition E225 of 2023
    Judges
    LN Mugambi

    Privacy petition over CCTV camera struck out for non-exhaustion of remedies under the Data Protection Act.

    • Right To Privacy
    • Data Protection
    • Doctrine Of Exhaustion
    • Jurisdiction Of High Court
    • Surveillance And Cctv
    • Tenancy Eviction
  • 27 Mar 2025

    Dimkes Sacco Society Limited v Kirungu [2025] KECPT 227 (KLR)

    Citation
    [2025] KECPT 227 (KLR)
    Court
    Cooperative Tribunal
    Case number
    Tribunal Case 422/E620 of 2023
    Judges
    BM Kimemia, Janet Mwatsama, B Sawe, F Lotuiya, P. Gichuki, M Chesikaw

    Tribunal allows a Sacco member access to requested documents, finding section 21(d) of the Co-operative Societies Act prevails over the privacy objection.

    • Discovery Of Documents
    • Member Rights In Cooperative Societies
    • Data Protection In Civil Procedure
    • Production Of Evidence
    • Discovery-of-documents
    • Cooperative-societies
  • 26 Mar 2025

    Expert Portfolio Management Limited & 2 others v Standard Group PLC [2025] KEHC 3747 (KLR)

    Citation
    [2025] KEHC 3747 (KLR)
    Court
    High Court
    Case number
    Civil Case E001 of 2025
    Judges
    LP Kassan

    Application and suit struck out because no substantive plaint was filed and disclosure of MPESA statements was not justified under data protection law.

    • Interlocutory Applications
    • Discovery And Production Of Documents
    • Data Privacy
    • Standing And Maintainability
    • Civil-procedure
    • Interlocutory-applications
  • 6 Mar 2025

    Kunga v Credit Bank PLC [2025] KEELRC 685 (KLR)

    Citation
    [2025] KEELRC 685 (KLR)
    Court
    Employment and Labour Relations Court
    Case number
    Cause E555 of 2023
    Judges
    L Ndolo

    Discovery motion dismissed for lack of demonstrated relevance and necessity; the court declined to compel production of documents at the interlocutory stage.

    • Discovery Of Documents
    • Data Protection
    • Right To Fair Hearing
    • Discovery-of-documents
    • Data-protection
    • Fair-hearing
  • 10 Feb 2025

    Kinyanjui v ASA International (Kenya) Limited [2025] KEELRC 359 (KLR)

    Citation
    [2025] KEELRC 359 (KLR)
    Court
    Employment and Labour Relations Court
    Case number
    Petition E073 of 2024
    Judges
    HS Wasilwa

    ELRC dismissed claims of constructive dismissal and racial pay discrimination, finding the resignation voluntary and the comparator evidence insufficient.

    • Constructive Dismissal
    • Workplace Discrimination
    • Equal Remuneration
    • Right To Privacy
    • Data Protection
    • Employment Contracts
  • 4 Feb 2025

    Shah v Prime Bank Limited [2025] KEHC 2579 (KLR)

    Citation
    [2025] KEHC 2579 (KLR)
    Court
    High Court
    Case number
    Civil Appeal E001 of 2024
    Judges
    AB Mwamuye

    Appeal dismissed: disclosure of joint banking information to estate executors was lawful under section 30(1)(b)(ii) of the Data Protection Act.

    • Data Protection
    • Bank Account Disclosure
    • Executor Duties
    • Personal Data Breach
    • Probate And Estate Administration
    • Data-protection