Man accuses neighbour of spying on him using CCTV camera, infringing on his privacy

The CCTV was allegedly installed around March 10. [iStock]

A man has sued his neighbour for allegedly installing a closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera facing his house.

In his court documents, Mr Kennedy Orangi accused Ms Hellen Maeda of spying on him and his family using the CCTV.

Mr Orangi’s house is adjacent to Ms Maeda’s.

Mr Orangi, in his case before High Court judge Anthony Mrima, claims Ms Maeda is infringing on his privacy.

The CCTV was allegedly installed around March 10. 

Mr Orangi’s lawyer Ms Lorraine Adhiambo said Ms Maeda ought to have consulted with her client before erecting the device.

“There is a travesty of justice to be occasioned against the petitioner on the grounds that on or about March 10, 2022, the respondent who is the petitioner’s neighbour, without consent and knowledge of the petitioner, erected a CCTV camera and or spying device overlooking the petitioner’s property,” said Ms Adhiambo.

The court heard that Mr Orangi’s family members have not been enjoying their privacy out of fear that Ms Maeda is spying on them.

“The invasion of privacy by the respondent is continuous and without legal or legitimate basis,” the lawyer said, adding that efforts to resolve the issue out of court had failed.

Ms Adhiambo added: “If the respondent is not stopped by this honourable court, the said CCTV camera and or spying device erected by the respondent continues to capture and have information on the private affairs of the petitioner and his family members.”

In his supporting affidavit, Mr Orangi argued that Ms Maeda ought to have given him a notice, either an oral or a written one that she intended to install the CCTV camera.

According to him, he approached her to resolve the matter but did not succeed.

Mr Orangi claimed that he feels unsafe knowing that his neighbour has vital information about him and his family.

“My family does not feel safe knowing that the respondent has custody of information and images relating to our private life,” he alleges.

Mr Orangi wants the court to compel Ms Maeda to remove the CCTV camera. At the same time, he is seeking an order that she has infringed on his private life.

The petitioner also wants compensation for the alleged infringement of privacy and an order to block Ms Maeda from putting up any other form of CCTV camera.

“The invasion of privacy by the respondent continuously and without any legal and legitimate justification has amounted to harassment of the petitioner and his family which is a breach of their fundamental rights and freedoms as enshrined in the Constitution 2010,” argued Ms Adhiambo.