A recent court submission in Nairobi revealed that Kenyan police allegedly used spyware on filmmaker Nicholas Wambugu’s device, raising significant concerns about the government’s disregard for privacy and data protection laws.

• A forensic report submitted by Wambugu’s lawyer, Ian Mutiso, showed that FlexiSPY spyware was installed on Wambugu’s phone on May 21, 2025, while it was in the custody of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
• The High Court in Nairobi also ordered the government to pay Michael Ndichu Ksh. 500,000 for an illegal phone search.
• The Citizen Lab reported that FlexiSPY can record calls, capture multimedia, modify data, and track location.