Kenya: Lawsuit concerning unauthorised publication of personal data on digital platforms (Ndung'u and another v Wachira and another / Constitutional Petition E047 of 2025)
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High Court of Kenya issued ruling in Ndung’u and another v Wachira and another (Constitutional Petition E047 of 2025) striking out petition for failure to exhaust remedies
On 26 May 2025, the High Court of Kenya at Nairobi delivered its ruling in Constitutional Petition E047 of 2025, upholding the Preliminary Objection dated 21 February 2025. The Court found that the petitioners had not exhausted statutory and adminis…
High Court of Kenya received Preliminary Objection in Ndung’u and another v Wachira and another (Constitutional Petition E047 of 2025) on exhaustion of remedies
On 21 February 2025, the respondents filed a Preliminary Objection arguing that the petition was defective for failure to exhaust remedies under the Data Protection Act (2019), the Media Act (2013), and civil law procedures for defamation and privac…
High Court of Kenya received Ndung’u and another v Wachira and another (Constitutional Petition E047 of 2025) concerning unauthorised publication of personal data
On 31 January 2025, the petitioners filed Constitutional Petition E047 of 2025 before the High Court of Kenya at Nairobi, Milimani Law Courts, alleging violation of their rights to privacy and dignity under Articles 28 and 31 of the Constitution ari…