The HIV Scourge

When the mother of the three kids died from HIV/AIDS that morning it was crying all over the village as the mourners gathered around the homestead.Mourners gathered from all over to come and give their condolences for the bereaved.The husband had just died 2 months before.The three orphans were looking sad. As the mourners covered in the living room the big bombshell was dropped.The mother died of HIV/AIDS so is the father.The scourge had killed many people in our community as it was told by  the village elder.Accompanied by social worker they advised the village in Kochwa was told of the virus and how it was spread.We were told before to abstain but the father of the deceased Mr.Wekesa was known for re-marrying women whose husbands had died.And this lesson fell on deaf ears but how we were seeing the consequences.

Location: KOCHWA, KAKAMEGA, KENYA