Stigma silently killing those living with HIV, Aids in Kisii

Both HIV positive and orphaned children at a private primary school 45-year-old David Marube started at Nyumue village in Kisii. [PHOTOS: DAVID NJAAGA/STANDARD]

By DAVID NJAAGA 

KISII COUNTY: Stigma is literally killing more people living with HIV and Aids in Kisii County than the disease itself. Recent studies indicate that the HIV prevalence rate in Kisii and Nyamira are quite high, higher than the national rate of 5.6 per cent.