Shock as STI infections deny Tana River youths chance to join KDF

It has been a dream of many of many youths to get jobs after their Fourth Form exams, which to many has been a walk in the jungle. Have you ever, at some point of your life tried out Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) recruitment? Well, this is where a good number of youth try out their luck.

To Tana River County youths, this year’s KDF recruitment might have come as a shocker. It is a norm that before one has been conformed as a recruit, he/she has to undergo medical tests. A number of youths were locked out of KDF recruitment in the Granton Samboja led County after testing positive for sexually transmitted infections.

Majority of 50 potential recruits in Galole sub-county were turned away after failing the mandatory medical tests.

Apart from STIs, medical tests also found many with varicose veins on their legs and arms.

Lt Col Paul Aruasa said they don’t list people with varicose veins since they are signs of high blood pressure.

“Those who qualified to the medical extermination stage were suffering from the two conditions,” he said.

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Aruasa said harsh climatic conditions in Tana River county could be the reason for the high population of people with varicose veins.

He said the high prevalence rates of STIs could be as a result of a culture that allows youths to engage in unprotected sex.

Despite the challenges, the KDF officer said they managed to get the number of candidates they wanted.

Four people, among them an ex-NYS officer, were recruited ahead of the January 2019 training.

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In the recruitment that happened in Mombasa last early this week, women were locked out on claims that there was already a good number of women from  the region who are i the forces.

What do you think should be done to avoid the cases of high STI infections in Tana River among the youths? Can you suggest Sex educations?

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