Trinity Biotech welcomes decision of High Court of Kenya to strike out lawsuit

Trinity Biotech welcomes the recent decision by the High Court of Kenya. The court has struck out both the interim application and the entire lawsuit filed by Gamma Zenith Kenya Limited against Trinity Biotech, Radiance Pharmaceutical, the Kenyan Ministry of Health, and the Kenyan Attorney General, that sought to prevent the Kenyan Ministry of Health’s procurement of TrinScreen HIV test kits. The High Court also discharged the interim orders that previously placed temporary restrictions on the procurement of TrinScreen HIV tests. This court ruling marks a positive development for both public health in Kenya and Trinity Biotech. It signifies the removal of the legal barriers that had hindered the sale of TrinScreen HIV test kits to the Kenyan Ministry of Health. Consequently, Trinity Biotech is now able to proceed with supplying TrinScreen HIV in Kenya. Trinity Biotech expects to imminently receive TrinScreen HIV orders for the new Kenyan HIV rapid testing algorithm. A separate legal case against the Kenyan Ministry of Health and others, which challenged the new HIV rapid testing algorithm, was scheduled for a ruling on October 5, 2023. However, the ruling was not delivered as the trial judge was not available. The ruling will be delivered on notice, meaning that the court will issue its decision at a later date.