HIV patients in Kenya cry out over no food supplements, says they are dying

 

 

 Kenyans living with HIV are allegedly accusing the President Uhuru’s
administration of subjecting them to death due to no supply of food
supplements since the departure of the former President Mwai Kibaki in
2013.
Speaking with journalists recently, Jackie Wambui from the National
Network for People Living with HIV (NEPHAK) said:

‘Since 2013, we have been constantly asking for food and nutritional
supplements and the Ministry of Health would tell us that there is no
funding for such and that HIV treatment services are devolved to
countries.’

However, Nelson Otuoma the chairman of NEPHAK also explained that no
feedback has been given after writing several letters to the Ministry of
Health regarding the Sh585 million set aside for food and supplements
for people living with HIV in Kenya.

‘We have written several letters to the Ministry but have not gotten a response.’
According to reports, there are more than 1.5 million people living with HIV in Kenya with 850, 000 patient receiving treatment.