The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has dismissed a social media post alleging it has released mosquitoes in Kenya. “The Gates Foundation is aware of social media posts claiming that we release mosquitoes in Kenya. Another X user added, “Bill Gates Foundation released mosquitoes from their laboratories in Nairobi to eliminate the ones which were carrying Malaria. These people, I think, are creating problems so that they will benefit from it.”According to the Gates Foundation, malaria kills nearly 600,000 people each year, mostly African children. “These changes are designed to pass through future generations of mosquitoes, which gives gene drive the potential for long-term impact,” Gates Foundation stated.

Source: The Star February 09, 2026 18:47 UTC