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In our continued efforts to spearhead the fight against HIV/AIDS in Kenya,  We at TAPWAK are pleased to announce the unveiling of the TAPWAK online Web site.

The internet provides convenient and a widely popular medium for communication. We believe we can achieve a lot in the fight against HIV/AIDS by tapping into this medium. This Website is updated regularly to ensure that up-to-date information is presented here.

This website contains up to date news and information about TAPWAK and its continuing efforts in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Kenya. There is also a wealth of information on the HIV/AIDS pandemic

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TAPWAK members together with participants from various AIDS NGO in Nairobi participated  in the recently held demonstration to protest the hacking to death of Isaiah, a young boy who was killed due to his HIV positive status.

The NGO's backed by civil society groups demanded the arrest and immediate prosecution of the boy's uncle, John Kiboi who it is alleged perpetrated the crime. A cross section of the demonstrators said that the suspect should be arraigned in court to face murder charges.

Kiboi reportedly killed the boy on the 14th of April 2006 in Wundubi village in Tetu.  Isaiah was born with HIV and had been abandoned by his father since he was three.  His mother, uncles and a grandmother have been buried after they succumbed to AIDS.  A section of the NGO leaders lead by the national coordinator of Network of People with HIV and AIDS in Kenya (NEPHAK), Inviolata M'Mbwavi lamented the fact that leaders had not spoken against the killing and neglect of the orphan.  "This inaction by our law enforcers and the deafening silence by our leaders and authorities on this murder reflect the current state of orphans and vulnerable children in the society" she said.  She demanded the arrest of Kiboi to serve as an example to others who think they can commit such cruel acts and go Scot free. The NGO leaders also appealed to MPS to pass the pending HIV/AIDS prevention bill that seeks to protect people living with HIV from stigma.

Separately, the first lady Mrs. Lucy Kibaki added her voice to the growing number of people condemning the murder.  Speaking during a function at Tetu, she directed the police to act speedily and bring to book the perpetrators of the heinous crime. She promised to look in to the matter to ensure that justice was done.

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Last updated: 04/18/06.