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Government delays providing audited accounts to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria could harm Kenyas anti-AIDS efforts say some faith-based groups. But the government insists its strict procedures ensure money is well spent. Wairagala Wakabi reports. Kenya says though it has managed a small reduction in HIV/AIDS prevalence rate over the past year delays by donors like the Global Fund for HIV/ AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria to release funds could harm the countrys anti-AIDS campaign. In November Kenya received an additional US$70 million from the Global Fund to support its fight against tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS. The release of the funds came after months of wrangles between government and faith-based agencies which have accused authorities of failing to account for Global Fund monies and jeopardising Kenyas chances of receiving more funds. Until a few years ago the country had kept its AIDS problem under wraps for fear of scaring away tourists given that tourism is the countrys highest foreign exchange earner. (excerpt)
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