Court questions legality of ODPC’s power to award damages

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Businesses facing compensation orders from Kenya’s data protection watchdog have new grounds to challenge the awards after the High Court questioned the regulator’s legal power to award damages.

Justice Francis Andayi set aside a Sh1.25 million compensation after the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) ordered a Nairobi healthcare business to offer a reward for the aggrieved.

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