Kenya's president defends planned U.S.-backed Ebola quarantine facility
The court ordered the government to disclose its agreement with Washington as residents and rights groups question the 50-bed plan.
- Kenya's High Court extended a conservatory order until June 23, 2026, blocking construction and operation of a United States-linked Ebola quarantine facility at Laikipia Air Base near Nanyuki.
- Following a legal challenge by the Katiba Institute, a Kenyan rights group, the court paused the project last week due to transparency concerns and potential public health risks.
- Hundreds of residents in Nanyuki staged protests earlier this week, with organizers alleging two people died during clashes with police, though authorities have not confirmed any fatalities.
- Kenyan President William Ruto defended the 50-bed unit, stating he approved it after US President Donald Trump requested support, citing decades of health cooperation between the nations.
- Mandating transparency, the court ordered the government to disclose all agreement details, health protocols, and biosafety assessments within seven days, with a hearing set for June 23, 2026.
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US kit, experts arrive at Kenya Ebola facility despite court order, protests
NAIROBI, June 3 - Around 20 flights carrying medical equipment and specialist staff have landed at a base in Kenya where the U.S. government is continuing to build an Ebola quarantine facility despite protests and Kenyan court orders blocking it, according to flight data and officials. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The Kenya High Court of Justice again considered the project revealed by the US press last week on Tuesday, 2 June. While the case aroused a strong anger in Kenya, where at least one person was killed on Monday, 1 June, in a demonstration against the opening of the structure, the institution decided not to reconsider its decision on Friday, 29 May, at which time it decided to suspend the entry into service of the American centre.
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A Kenyan high court instructed the authorities to disclose details of an agreement with the U.S. government to establish an Ebola quarantine facility in the East African nation. Judge Patricia Nyaundi ordered the publication of the “full terms of any…
Kenyan Court Extends Block On US-Backed Ebola Facility After Deadly Protests
by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Chief International Correspondent NAIROBI (Worthy News) – A Kenyan court on Tuesday extended for another three weeks a suspension of a proposed U.S.-backed Ebola quarantine facility that has sparked deadly protests and fierce public debate, while ordering the government to disclose its agreement with Washington. The proposed 50-bed unit at Laikipia Air Base near the central Kenyan town of Nanyuki would be used for A…
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