Does using WhatsApp on office laptop ‘kill’ privacy?

Salacious information shared orally is not protected by the right to privacy.

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The Employment and Labour Relations Court in Nairobi has made a judgment that has far-reaching implications on the right to privacy in Kenya.

In the case Musa and Another v Makini Schools Limited (2025), it held that private communication found in an employer’s computer is not subject to the protections given to a person under Article 31 of the Constitution of Kenya, which provides that every person has a right to privacy.

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