Nairobi, Aug. 25 -- The High Court has quashed a decision by the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) that found marketing company WPP Scangroup liable for violating the data privacy rights of its former chief executive officer Bharat Thakrar.

The court set aside the ODPC's October 2024 determination, which had ordered WPP Scangroup, WPP Plc and Control Risks Group (CRG) to pay Mr Thakrar Sh1.95 million for allegedly handling his personal data-including private WhatsApp texts and laptop files without his consent during internal investigations.

The High Court ruled that the Data Commissioner erred in proceeding with the case despite a pending High Court suit that raised similar issues.

The judge found that both the High Cou...