Most public health facilities, hotels, offices and restaurants have not had free condoms in their dispensers for a majority of the month with the Nation reporting that only 5,000 government-provided condoms are available. Erick Okioma, a TB and HIV champion running the Nelson Mandela TB HIV Community Based Organisation in Nyalenda, told the Nation that the shortage of condoms could exacerbate the HIV crisis in the county. “We are among counties with the highest HIV prevalence in the country and therefore the need for protection at all costs. Pulse Live KenyaHIV crisis in KisumuIn 2021, the National Aids Control Council (NACC) estimated that 16 per cent of the population in Kisumu is HIV positive. Dr Fred Oluoch, the Kisumu director of public health and sanitation, told the Sunday Nation that only 5,000 condoms had been distributed to various sections of the city including venues hosting delegates taking part in the AfriCities summit.

Source: Daily Nation May 18, 2022 05:09 UTC