Nairobi, April 29 -- Microfinance lender Platinum Credit has been ordered to pay a mobile subscriber Sh400,000 for repeatedly sending unsolicited promotional messages and calls without his consent.

The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) said the digital credit provider was found liable after Samuel Waweru filed a complaint on November 27, last, accusing the firm of persistently contacting him with loan advertisements without his knowledge or authorisation.

The ODPC found Platinum Credit in violation of Article 31 of the Constitution, which protects the right to privacy, as well as several provisions of the Data Protection Act governing the lawful processing of personal data.

"The Respondent is hereby ordered to pay the C...