The HIV and Aids Tribunal has handled over 300 disputes related to HIV at workplaces across the country in the past three years.
The Tribunal chairman Jotham Arwa said that the cases revolved around discrimination and stigma within the society.
Arwa said the Tribunal was set up given the multi-faceted nature and extreme sensitivity of the disputes that emerge from such injustices and the consequent inability of the mainstream justice system to adjudicate such disputes effectively.
“It is not necessarily that you must be HIV positive to come to the Tribunal. In some cases, people are faced to undergo HIV testing by employers and that is against the Act,” he said.
Speaking in Kisumu on Wednesday during the launch of the HIV and Aids Tribunal Strategic Plan 2013-2017, the chairman reported that the Tribunal is handling numerous violations that arise in the context of HIV/Aids.
"Since most cases that the Tribunal has received emanate from discrimination in communities and at work environments, it is important to widely share the role and mandate of the Tribunal," he added.
Arwa further hinted that despite inadequate funds, the Tribunal that is only located in Nairobi intends to set up offices in different parts of the country to bring their services closer to the people.
“We will roll out our offices to other areas in the country,” he said.