People living with HIV virus in Nakuru county have raised concerns over the discrimination and stigmatization against them.

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Thet said that the vice would increase new infections and more deaths among the victims. Speaking in Nakuru town yesterday morning , they said that discrimination and stigmatizing deterred many people living with virus.

They said that those particularly vulnerable were groups such as sex workers who also sought vital HIV services.

Led by their chair person Peter Mulwa, they said many people living with the virus have been isolated in many places like at work, family and even at the church.

He said the vice has highly contributed to the new infections as many people don't go for a test nor to seek education about it fearing of being discriminated.

“Discrimination and stigma has contributed to the new infection of the disease as it has deter many people from being tested and seeking vital information about the disease,” said Mulwa.

They wanted to push the government of Nakuru to come up with the law to protect them from any firm of discrimination and violence against them.

“We will push the county assembly to come up with the law to protect us from any other form of discrimination,” said Mulwa.

Rosa Makokha a secretary general with the group has lived with the virus for more than 15 years. She said she had been through many forms of discrimination.

She said she had been discriminated by her own family members, work mates and health workers. She said she was sacked by one of two commercial college in Nakuru town after revealing her status and that she had thought that by revealing her status she would be spreading information about the disease only to find herself jobless.

"I was saved as a teacher in one of the college here just because of revealing my status. My family also isolated me from their plantings sating that I am a living dead,” said Makokha.

Makokha said that a lack of HIV awareness meant discrimination would make more Kenyans to die with the virus for fear of being isolated by friends and other people around.