Residents of Kilifi County who have been displaced by floods have appealed to the government to provide them with condoms and other forms of contraceptives. More than 6000 residents who have been displaced by floods from the ongoing heavy rains are camping at Garashi in Magarini constituency after River Sabaki destroyed their houses last week.
According to the flood victims, government should distribute contraceptives because of the risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases at the camp.
“We have very young and sexually active boys and girls here. Fate brought us here and none knows the history of the other. We are strangers. The county department of health should consider bringing us condoms,” said Mikache Tero, an elder.
County chief officer in charge of health Kenneth Kazungu said his department is already dispatching condoms to the camp.“I thought they were facing several challenges but since they have talked on the matter, we shall send them whatever they require. We have enough stock to assist them,” said Kazungu.