The Ministry of Health has clarified that Nairobi's HIV prevalence has decreased, not increased, addressing concerns raised by Governor Johnson Sakaja. Stephen Ndolo, Director at the National Syndemic Disease Control Council, stated that while new infections nationally are unacceptably high, Nairobi specifically saw a decline.

• Nairobi's HIV prevalence decreased from 4.2 percent to 3.7 percent in the last year.
• The National Syndemic Disease Control Council initially reported that Nairobi led in new HIV infections, followed by Migori, Kisumu, Homa Bay, Busia, Siaya, Kakamega, Nakuru, Mombasa, and Bungoma, collectively accounting for 60 percent of new cases in 2024.
• The national HIV prevalence stood at 3 percent in 2024, with HIV-related deaths increasing by 0.05 percent to 21,007 deaths compared to 18,473 in 2023.