Tag: condoms

More than 200,000 condoms distributed at WRC Safari Rally in Naivasha

The National Syndemic Diseases Control Council (NSDCC) distributed free condoms galore at the just concluded 2024 World Rally Championship (WRC) rally in Naivasha. NSDCC offered prevention services such as condom distribution, HIV tests and information about pre-exposure prophylaxis drugs (Prep), which prevent infection when taken several days before exposure, and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) which must […]

AIDs healthcare foundation calls for exemption of taxes on condoms

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is urging the government to exempt donors bringing condoms into the country for distribution to public facilities to be exempted from paying tax. The Foundation’s Country Director, Dr. Samuel Kinyanjui said currently people who were benefiting from free condoms from public facilities were unable to get them since donors are […]

Safari rally: Condoms distributor says commodity running out in Naivasha

Popular condoms distributor Stanley Ngara aka ‘King of Condoms’ says there is a shortage of condoms in Naivasha following the Safari Rally event being held in the area. The rally competition began on Thursday, June 23 and is set to end on Sunday, June 26. Ngara says that the upsurge of visitors and sex workers […]

Kemsa on the spot over missing drugs, condoms

The controversy-riddled Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa) is on the spot over an alleged disappearance of medicine and medical equipment from its warehouse worth millions of shillings. The missing items include 1.1 million condoms, 908,000 mosquito nets and drugs for TB patients amounting to about Ksh10 million. The institution has also been faulted over an […]

Use of condoms on the decline in Kenya – Aids control council

The number of people using condoms in the country have declined over the past few years, the National Aids Control Council has revealed. According to Caroline Kinoti, an officer at the council, the recent survey indicated that only 45 per cent of men are using condoms. She also said that only 40 per cent of […]