Editor's Review

Their appointment takes effect Friday, March 10 and they will serve for a period of three years.


Former NTV news anchor Jane Ngoiri has landed a plum appointment at President William Ruto's government.

Ngoiri quit Nationa Media Group in 2021 after working at the station for years.

In a Gazette Notice, Attorney General Justin Muturi appointed Ngoiri to HIV and Aids tribunal.

She will be part of the six others who are members of the tribunal.

"In exercise of the powers conferred by section 25 (1) of the HIV and AIDS Prevention and Control Act, the Attorney-General appoint, the chairperson and members of the HIV and AIDS Tribunal," the notice read in part.

Ex-NTV Anchor Jane Ngoiri. IMAGE: COURTESY

She will serve alongside Carolyne Mboku (the Chairperson), Nelson Wanyonyi Osiemo, Brian Ouko Yego, Dr Irene Njahira Mukui, Prof Walter Godfrey Jaoko and Dr Solomon Musani. 

Their appointment takes effect Friday, March 10 and they will serve for a period of three years.

The HIV and AIDS Tribunal was established in 2009 through the HIV and AIDS Prevention and Control Act, 2006.

The creation of the HIV and AIDS Tribunal in Kenya the first of its kind globally represents a bold step towards promoting laws and policies that advance human rights and fundamental freedoms.

The HIV and AIDS Tribunal has the powers to receive evidence, hear witness accounts, conduct full hearings and pass judgments on all matters arising out of any breach of the provisions of the Act but excludes criminal jurisdiction.