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| HIV/AIDS Ribbon |
It first started or rather reported way back
in 2006 where a female student in one of the public universities allegedly
slept with 24 men whom she deliberately infected them with the dreaded virus.
Since then cases of a student providing a list of persons whom she has slept
with and supposedly infected has been on the increase in recent times. Two
weeks ago one female student here in this campus claimed in Facebook to have
deliberately baptized a number of students. She claimed to have been infected
by a student in school of Business and Economics (name withheld) whom she met
in a popular pub in stage. Having discovered that she was positive she started
a revenge mission.
Concerns are now being raised about this
worrying and unfortunate trend. Are these claims actually true or hoax? They
have since caused panic and suspicion among comrades. However, what’s more
worrying is the number of people who still engage in unprotected sex. This has
left stakeholders in the fight against HIV/AIDS scratching their heads.
The government and other stakeholders
involved in HIV/AIDS campaigns had significantly cut back on their spending
(advocacy for protected sexual intercourse) believing that they had
successfully driven the message home. These incidences have brought to the fore
one critical question: are people being oblivious of the lurking dangers in
having unprotected sex or are they purely ignorant?
In the notes left by the perpetrators it
gives one a picture of a person raging with anger and revenge. The victims claim
that they contracted the disease while in campus and they make personal vows to
spread it like bush fire in an attempt to feed their revenge. This act is
punishable by law and one is guaranteed of going to jail if found guilty. It’s
more disturbing given that it is taking place in the top most level of the
education system where brilliant people build their careers not to mention the
huge investments made by the parents and the government.
