A total of 27 million nets are to be distributed during the exercise this year at a cost of 445 billion shillings (USD 120 million). This time round, persons found guilty of abusing the nets will be liable to a short prison sentence or a monetary fine
The Ministry of Health says that it now needs an additional 18 billion Shillings to implement previously planned for projects like the mass mosquito net distribution campaign and a yellow fever vaccination. The distribution of mosquito nets was previously budgeted at 447 billion while yellow fever vaccination was planned at 3.8 billion Shillings.
