The Gates Foundation has refuted "false" claims that it is financing laboratories to release millions of mosquitoes in Kenya for malaria control.

"The Gates Foundation is aware of social media posts claiming that we release mosquitoes in Kenya. This claim is false. The Gates Foundation does not release mosquitoes, operate laboratories that do so, or run vector-control activities in Nairobi or anywhere else," the Gates Foundation said in a brief update on X.

Gates Foundation was responding to mounting clains on X (formerly Twitter), who have been accusing the foundation of plotting to harm children and the elderly.

On Monday, Senior Counsel Paul Muite tweeted, "Our Capital City Nairobi, is now flooded with mosquitoes released from your laboratories to eliminate the malaria-carrying ones we're told. We believe your genetically modified mosquitoes are designed to harm us. They're now busy biting children and the elderly."

In yet another stinging criticism, vocal lawyer Miguna Miguna tweeted, "Why have you [Bill Gates] unleashed lab-manufactured mosquitoes on Kenyans the same way you unleashed #COVIDー19 on the world? Is it to divert the world from your evil child sex ring in Epstein Files, or you are just an irredeemable maniac?"

According to The Gates Foundation, malaria prevention and control efforts in Kenya are usually championed by authorities and institutions in line with the applicable national laws and regulatory oversight. 

"The foundation supports Kenyan-led priorities transparently and responsibly, working alongside governments, researchers, and public health partners," the Gates Foundation stated.

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