Kenyan police killed at least one protester and injured another during demonstrations against a planned US-run Ebola quarantine center in Nanyuki, despite local opposition and a temporary court block.
At least one person has been killed in Nanyuki, Kenya, as police fired on protesters opposing a US-built Ebola quarantine center for American citizens exposed to the Bundibugyo strain in the DRC and Uganda.
Kenya's Health Minister Aden Duale confirmed a US-funded quarantine center at Laikipia Air Base will proceed, despite deadly protests and a court order. The facility, intended for Americans arriving from the DRC's Ebola outbreak, will also serve Kenyans.
A Kenyan court has extended an order blocking a proposed US Ebola quarantine center for American citizens in Nanyuki, following protests and a lawsuit alleging the plan was made in secret. President Ruto assured citizens the agreement is beneficial, while the WHO revised Ebola case numbers in Congo and Uganda.
Hundreds of youths in Nanyuki, Kenya, protested plans for a US-backed Ebola quarantine center at Laikipia Air Base. Kenya's High Court suspended the facility, citing healthcare system fragility, amid local leader and resident opposition due to exposure risks.
