Kenya records declined HIV infections in three regions, new survey shows

Cabinet Secretary for Health James Macharia, Japan International Cooperation Representative Hideo Eguchi and UNAIDS Country Coordinator Maya Harper during the launch of Kenya Aids Indicator Survey 2012 report at Laico Hotel in Nairobi Tuesday.  [PHOTO: Moses Omusula/STANDARD]

By GATONYE GATHURA

The number of people infected with HIV in the country has declined dramatically at the Coast, in Nairobi and parts of the Rift Valley but remained worryingly high in Nyanza, according to a national survey released by the government on Tuesday.