Firm ordered to pay couple Sh1.5m for airing their statusBy Kamau MuthoniShare this story:A couple whose life story was publicised during the World Aids Day celebrations in 2012 will be paid over Sh1.5 million. Africa Medical Research Foundation (Amref) was ordered to pay the couple Sh1.5 million plus 12 per cent interest as it breached their right to privacy. On December 1, 2012 during the World Aids Day celebrations, they were featured in the firm’s bronchures. In reply, the foundation argued publicising the couples’ HIV status was done with their consent. But it (tribunal) found that the right to privacy ought to have been balanced with that of eradicating HIV stigma in the society.

Source: Standard Digital January 16, 2017 10:23 UTC