Nairobi, Jan. 29 -- Twenty-two of Kenya's 47 counties that are classified as high-burden will receive 15.3 million bed nets, distributed by the Ministry of Health and US President's Malaria Initiative and the Global Fund.

The counties are grouped into five five clusters: One includes Kisumu, Siaya, Busia, Migori, Kisii and Nyamira; Cluster Two has Lamu, Kilifi, Tana River, Kwale, Taita Taveta and Mombasa; while Cluster Three consists of Bungoma, Kakamega, Vihiga and Homa Bay.

Cluster four includes West Pokot, Turkana and Trans Nzoia while Cluster Five is made up of Narok, Baringo and Kirinyaga.

Health Ministry also said the 2023/2024 mass net distribution campaign was launched in Homa Bay County on November 15, 2023, with 830,862 nets ...