We are fond of brushing off human interest stories and focus most of our discussions on political oriented debates that we fast catch up with any political gossip that eventually develops into a big story hitting most of our headlines.

Is anyone else still shocked that no one yet has been fixed over the condom menace that the country was so ashamed of whenever our promising news outlets demonstrated most of the uncomfortable scenes to watch with anyone out of your age bracket over the so called “Hot Condoms” said to be having holes.

If the whole idea of a condom bursting while having sex is so disgusting, what about the idea that millions of condoms may be faulty before they are opened is all what a nightmare can be made of.
Do we still talk of lowering HIV prevalence rate in Kenya?
Huge quantities of condoms are imported into Africa as part of national prevention campaigns, but over the years several brands have been found to be faulty, hampering prevention efforts and highlighting the need for better quality control.

This was a serious issue that should have been accorded the importance it deserves, the news came at a time when our teenage boys and girls were on holiday and ruling out that they have not been experimenting with each other (this could be an insult to some parents) would be so naive of us.

We would not want to water down what has been achieved in the fight against HIV/Aids over careless mishaps. Huge quantities of condoms are imported into Africa as part of national prevention campaigns, but over the years several brands have been found to be faulty, hampering prevention efforts and highlighting the need for better quality control.

Here is a messy, leaky affair of condom imports to Africa

KENYA - In September 2009 a local television station aired footage showing that locally stocked brands of condoms had failed the electronic freedom-from-holes test, and several spouted leaks when filled with water.

ZAMBIA - In August 2009 the Zambia Bureau of Standards halted the sale of two brands of condoms - Hot and Evolution - after they failed to pass the electronic freedom-from-holes test.

SOUTH AFRICA - In 2007 the health department recalled 20 million government condoms after media reports alleged that Sphiwe Fikizolo, a testing manager at the South African Bureau of Standards, responsible for quality testing all locally produced condoms, had accepted money from the manufacturer in return for certifying defective condoms.

UGANDA - In 2004 consumers complained that a widely used government-subsidised brand of condoms, ‘Engabu’ (meaning shield in some local languages), had a “bad odour”. Tests by the National Drug Authority showed that the condoms did not meet safety standards and recalled them, causing a scandal and a national condom shortage.

TANZANIA - In May 2002 the government blocked a shipment of 10 million condoms imported by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) for nationwide free distribution after a US laboratory confirmed defects in samples submitted for testing.