How NACC lost millions to suspect Aids NGOs

Dr. Patrick Orege, Acting NACC Director

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Vanishing into thin air

By Ken Opala

MILLIONS of shillings earmarked for the anti-Aids programme have disappeared into thin air, it can be revealed today.
This sad development has emerged as Kenya, which is fighting a calamity of immense proportions, seeks Sh14 billion to manage its HIV/Aids control programe. This is almost two percent of the national income, and is the amount the country has desperately sought from donors in the past ten years to fill a shortfall in public spending, according to economic analysts.
A special report in this issue, The Death of a Village, gives a glimpse into the depth of the HIV/Aids destruction in rural areas, yet efforts to contain the killer disease are being frustrated by a clique of individuals out to cash in on the meagre donor support.
Among the beneficiaries is a former Eldoret mayor, a serving provincial commissioner and individuals once close to the previous Kanu regime.
The fraud is a further dent to donor confidence in Kenya’s anti-Aids programmes and could threaten future funding of projects meant to reverse the effects of the killer disease that claims upwards of 500 Kenyans daily.

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The Death of a Village