A report dubbed the Kenya Aids Response Progress Report 2016 shows that 20 counties that previously recorded has a low HIV prevalence are slowly coming up at an alarming rate. Since 2013 the counties have recorded an increase in new HIV infections by 50 per cent. More on this: 46% of new HIV infections among adolescents and young peopleThis sentiment is reiterated by Nduku Kilonzo, executive director of the National Aids Control Council. In 2015, 77,647 new HIV infections were recorded, showing a drop of 19 per cent nationally compared to 2013, which had 110,000 new infections. The report shows that there are 133,675 sex workers, 22,000 men who have sex with men and 18,327 injecting drug users.

Source: The Star October 27, 2016 19:48 UTC