In his ruling, Justice Ongeri ruled that the publication was guilty of improper sharing of her image and likeness and using her image for commercial gain and publicity. Linda sued the media house in 2014 after the Nairobian, a publication by Standard Media Group, published a story claiming that she would be the chief guest at a fundraising event. In the article, the author claimed that the event organiser had contracted the former cop to appear in the event, albeit using degrading and sensational language. ADVERTISEMENTPulse Live KenyaIn the court documents, Linda argued that she was not part of the sensational event and that the author did not contact her to ascertain the truth. She argued that the article at the time, painted a bad picture about Okello to her employer, the National Police Service Commission.

Source: Standard Digital August 24, 2023 15:35 UTC