Katiba Institute, through a Judicial Review application, went to court to challenge the collection, processing, and transfer of iris and facial images (biometric data) using the World Coin App and the Orb against the Worldcoin Foundation.

Judgment:

The High Court safeguards the right to privacy. Lady Justice Aburili Roselyne has allowed our Judicial Review Application, where we challenged the collection, processing, and transfer of iris and facial images (biometric data) using the World Coin App and the Orb against the Worldcoin Foundation.

The Judge has given the following ORDERS:

1. An order of prohibition restraining Worldcoin Foundation and its agents from further processing, collecting or dealing in Biometric data without undertaking (or using an inadequate) Data Protection Impact Assessment contrary to section 31 of the Data Protection Act, 2019 or using consent obtained by inducement of a cryptocurrency—Worldcoin.

2. An order of Certiorari quashing Worldcoin Foundation and its agent’s decision to collect or process biometric data in Kenya without undertaking (or using an inadequate) Data Protection Impact Assessment contrary to section 31 of the Data Protection Act, 2019 and by consent obtained through inducement of a cryptocurrency—Worldcoin.

3. An order of Mandamus compelling the Worldcoin Foundation and its agents to permanently delete (under the supervision of the Data Protection Commissioner) within seven days any biometric data collected in Kenya without undertaking (or using an inadequate) Data Protection Impact Assessment contrary to section 31 of the Data Protection Act, 2019 and by consent obtained through inducement of a cryptocurrency—Worldcoin.

Our Counsel, Joshua Malidzo Nyawa argued the matter.