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Residents during a past HIV/Aids campaign. [File, Standard]
A controversial statement by Makueni Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jnr has sparked outrage and re-ignited a national conversation about HIV stigma, especially among children and young people living with the virus.
Speaking on April 11 during the flagging off of Makueni's team to the inter-county youth games in Homa Bay, Mutula claimed residents of the county are overly carefree about sexual relations and the HIV epidemic.
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