Government plans to give out cash to keep young women off early sex

Health Cabinet Secretary James Macharia (right) hands over the HIV Estimates 2013 report to Principal Secretary Khadijah Kassachoon during the launch of the HIV Prevention Road Map. [PHOTO: MOSES OMUSULA/STANDARD]

The Government is planning to give cash handouts to girls and young women to keep them away from risky sex activities in a bid to eliminate HIV by 2030.

The ambitious Sh1.7 trillion, 16-year plan says such an approach has worked in other countries where young women and vulnerable girls are the most infected with the virus.