The same applied to Khadija who we find with a very bad cough and chest infection. The moment Habiba told the man she was HIV positive he took off, blocked her number and she can no longer reach him on phone. “Fear of being discriminated and isolated has stopped me from sharing this information with members of my family,” explained Habiba who has been on ARVs for four years. She got pregnant, but two months into her pregnancy when going for ante-natal visit, she was discovered to be HIV positive and put on ARVs to prevent mother to child transmission. Soon they made their relationship official. Habiba (not her real name) befriended a man who had come to Eastleigh though he does not live in Nairobi. There is also talk that some of them drink the codeine cough syrup once they have chewed miraa and this leaves them highly sexual and intoxicated.” They dupe the women, leave many of them pregnant and some with sexually transmitted diseases because caution to protected sex is thrown to the winds.”Īccording to Abdi, the tribulations faced by the women are immense and include some of them being introduced to drugs. He noted: “These men are even the cause of marriages breaking up. Women run after them because they splash money around in a way never seen before.” The Somali women in Eastleigh say they were infected by men from their own community, mainly from the Diaspora or out of Nairobi who duped them into having sexual relationships.Įxplained Jaldesa Abdi (not his real name): “The men who come from the Diaspora are heavily loaded with cash. According to the 2016 Kenya Aids Progress Report, all these counties have a low prevalence rate ranging from one to 4.9 percent. The Somali community in Kenya mainly inhabit the counties of Wajir, Mandera, Garissa, Marsabit, Moyale and Isiolo. Anyone who is known to be HIV positive gets discriminated, isolated and stigmatised for the condition. The fear is enhanced by the fact that they are living with HIV, which is considered taboo in their community. The women, who are of Somali origin, are careful about what they do, and who they interact with lest they get exposed. "Gift with Purchase" and "Purchase with Purchase" offers are valid while supplies last and may require that you add a specific item to your shopping bag for redemption.Deep on the shadowy dark corridors of the flats that make up Eastleigh, live a group of women who are constantly watching each other’s back. Your offer may require specific items to be added to your order. The best way to determine why an offer code may not be working is to review the Offer Details on your specific promotion for information related to exclusions & qualifications. Your offers will be saved to your shopping bag.ĭepending on the offer, there may be many reasons why an offer code isn't working for you. Once all of your offer codes have been entered/selected, you will need to tap on Depending on your desktop/laptop browser, once all of your offer codes have been entered, you will need to click on the X to close the menu. All coupons associated with your account will be showcased here. Coupons are applied in the Offers Code section in the Shopping Bag and may require the purchase of specific items or a minimum purchase threshold.
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