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Kenya: Data Protection Commissioner investigation into Ceres Tech Limited over alleged violation of data protection rights

Progress

Current status
in force
15 Jan 2025 in force

Scope

Implementers
Kenya
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: other software
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

15 Jan 2025
in force

Data Protection Commissioner issued ruling in investigation into Ceres Tech Limited over violation of data protection rights (Complaint No. 1655 of 2024)

On 15 January 2025, the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) issued a ruling against Ceres Tech Limited (RocketPesa) with a fine of KES 700,000 following a complaint from a data subject. The ruling found that the company unlawfully pro…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type ruling
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority