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University to pay ex-student Sh700,000 for using her photo without consent

By Valentine Zablon | 4yrs ago

The student alleged that her image was taken by an unauthorized servant, agent, and or employee of the university without her knowledge. [iStockphoto]

A court has awarded a former Machakos University student Sh700,000 for use of her image in an advertisement without consent.

Justice Margaret Waringa sitting at the High Court in Machakos declared that the university violated her fundamental right to privacy and human dignity when it used Catherine Njeri's image in a commercial advertisement.

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