Kenya

"The Court of Appeal partially allowed BAKE's appeal, declaring sections 22 (false publications) and 23 (publication of false information) of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act 2018 unconstitutional for vagueness and overbreadth and as unjustified limitations on freedom of expression and the media under Articles 33 and 34 of the Constitution, while upholding the remaining challenged provisions."

"The ODPC imposed a penalty of KES 5,000,000, the maximum then available under the Act, on Oppo Kenya for using a complainant's photograph on its Instagram account for commercial purposes without consent, contrary to section 37 of the Data Protection Act 2019, and for failing to adopt a data protection policy or internal complaints mechanism despite a prior enforcement notice."

"The ODPC fined Roma School (Nairobi) KES 4,550,000 for publishing photographs of minor pupils on its social-media platforms for marketing purposes without the consent of their parents or guardians, processing children's personal data without a lawful basis."

"The High Court held that the collection and processing of Kenyans' iris and facial biometric data by the Worldcoin entities through the "Orb" device contravened the Data Protection Act 2019: consent procured by inducement of cryptocurrency tokens was not valid consent, and the operators had failed to conduct an adequate Data Protection Impact Assessment as required by section 31. The court granted certiorari quashing the processing, mandamus compelling permanent deletion of all biometric data within seven days under the Data Commissioner's supervision, and prohibition restraining further biometric processing absent a lawful DPIA."

"The ODPC fined Mulla Pride Limited, a digital credit provider, KES 2,975,000 for unlawfully obtaining the names and contact details of borrowers' third-party referees from borrowers' phones and using them to make threatening debt-collection calls and messages, processing personal data without a lawful basis and outside the purpose for which it was collected."