KENYA: Insecurity in northeast halts HIV activities

MANDERA Monday, December 01, 2008 (IRIN) - Recent fighting and an increased security presence along the Kenya-Somalia border have brought HIV/AIDS campaigns to a virtual standstill in Kenya's northeastern region, according to local health workers. Hundreds of people were displaced in October by a security operation in Mandera district after a conflict between the Garre and Murule clans acquired a cross-border dimension, with one clan receiving support from Somalia's Al-Shabaab militants....