HIV patients abandon drugs in painful wait for fate as biting drought ravages families

Farmers in Bamba village try to retrieve a cow from a muddy swamp where it got stack and later died in search of water after the prolonged drought that has hit some parts of Ganze, Kaloleni and Magarini in Kilifi County, October 18, 2016. Traders from Kilifi are transporting bags of grass to Bamba, about 60km and to sale them at a cost of Sh200 per bag for the cows and goats to feed on. [PHOTO BY GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD].

The life of about 13,000 HIV/Aids victims is at risk with majority of them are going without food due to drought in Migori County.

The situation is so bad that some patients have opted to stop taking anti-retroviral (ARVs) drugs on an empty stomach.