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The petitioner wants the court to compel Safaricom to compensate them for alleged misuse of subscribers’ private data. [Courtesy]
A Subscriber has filed a petition in court seeking Sh100 million in compensation from Safaricom over infringement of his rights to privacy.
Through Maina and Maina advocates, Benedict Kabugi claims that the company has violated his rights to privacy and also the rights of over 11 million users and gamblers as protected in the Constitution.
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