Kenya: First lady in storm over remarks on HIV/AIDs

HIV/Aids activists in Kenya have been shocked by the first lady's comments that young people had "no business" using condoms. Lucy Kibaki called on students at a school prize-giving to abstain from sex in order to avoid infection with HIV. Her statement contradicts government policy that promotes condom use. According to a BBC correspondent in Nairobi, Mrs Kibaki is influential, as she chairs the Organisation of the 40 African First Ladies Against HIV/Aids. This stance puts her in line with Ugandan first lady who backs a campaign for young Ugandans to pledge abstinence until marriage.