The Young Women Christian Association (YWCA) Kisii branch, has accused the church for deviating and sabotaging the fight against the use of condoms as one way of reducing the spread of HIV.
According to YWCA manager Mary Mogaka, the church must be in fore front in the fight against the spread of the deadly disease, by educating their members on the precautions.
“We cannot ignore the fact that people engage in sex even with multiple partners and therefore, the use of condoms is one of the preventive measures in dealing with the predicament,” she argued.
However, Mogaka denied that they are encouraging prostitution by advocating the use of the contraceptive.
“By advocating the use of condoms, does not mean we are encouraging prostitution as some churches alleges, no, we are in the fight against the disease,” she added.
On the other hand, the manager said they are also faced with challenges in the fight against FGM and gender based violence, whereby political leadership and the media are conversely not doing enough in the fight.
“The media and political leadership are subjective towards the campaign and we therefore, ask them to embrace objectivity so that we can achieve our goals of saving the girl child,” Mogaka pleaded.
Mogaka as well asked parents to educate their children on sexual matters, so that they can be aware on what is all about to enable them make informed decisions when they grow up.
“Parents have a great role to play; they must educate their children on sexual matters. This will enable them make informed decisions when they grow up,” she said.
Additionally, she argues that when parents discuss sex issues with their children at home, they understand on protection, are discouraged of wrong groups and grow their self-esteem among others.