Lawyer Miguna Miguna has now come to caution people against the common myth that circumcision prevents the spread of HIV/AIDs infection.
In a long post on his social media pages, the former Nairobi gubernatorial aspirant rubbished off these claims.
"There is no credible scientific study proving that MALE CIRCUMCISION reduces the rate of HIV infections. Most Caucasian males in Europe and North America are not circumcised yet the rate of HIV among them is much lower than in South Africa where male circumcision is compulsory," he said.
He noted that the spread of these "xenophobic myths" are to be blamed for the increased spread of HIV/AIDs infection.
"The spread of xenophobic myths about circumcision in Africa DIRECTLY help spread the HIV pandemic in the continent as it creates the false security among the circumcised that they are immune from HIV infection. Circumcision does not prevent or reduce HIV infections. The reason why there is HIV pandemic is precisely due to these primitive myths where adults with brains keep repeating blatant lies to feel good about themselves as they spread the pandemic and cause havoc. Let's stop the primitive myths," he added.
Circumcision has over time been touted to be a solution in ending the spread of the virus in the country.