where the writers are  HIV/AIDS is a widely spread epidemic in
Kenya. It has spread its tentacles all over the country and it
is no longer a subject to be ignored. People can no longer hide
from the fact that all of us are affected in one way or the
other by this disease, that threatens to cripple some nations.
Young people are sometimes left to bear the brunt of this
disease as most are left orphans. They are thus forced to mature
at an early age, most of them forced to drop out of school to
fend for themselves and their younger siblings. It is
unfortunate that in such homes, the children having no moral
guidance from parents end up engaging in reckless pre-marital
sex exposing themselves to the deadly virus. Other young
children, having contracted the virus from their parents, are
robbed of a normal livelihood and are forced to live with the
reality that they will die without having lived to achieve their
full potential.   With the current level of education concerning
the virus, and with the help of many o