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July 19, 2026
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How WhatsApp chat cost top filmmaker Sh1 million

How WhatsApp chat cost top filmmaker Sh1 million

High Court rules that the messages amounted to a legally binding contract...

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Kenyan filmmaker David Tosh Gitonga has been ordered to pay German filmmaker Christian Kramer over Sh1 million after the High Court upheld a Small Claims Court ruling that a WhatsApp conversation constituted a legally binding contract.

  • The amount owed has escalated to over Sh985,884, with initial judgment for Sh678,403.
  • The dispute arose from WhatsApp exchanges used to secure Netflix funding for the series "Volume".
  • The High Court found that conduct and electronic messages fulfilled contract requirements, dismissing Gitonga's appeal as final.

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