Kenya’s Protests Against the Ebola Quarantine Facility Are as Much About the Economy as They Are About Sovereignty

Trump’s Kenyan ebola facility has killed more people than it’s treated

The US is not allowing anyone with ebola into the country, so the government has built a treatment centre for Americans in Kenya. It’s the one nation in the region that’s clear of the disease. Locals are not happy

Ghosts of empire: A quarantine centre and Laikipia’s colonial past

A US Ebola quarantine centre has sparked protests in Laikipia, Kenya, over land and sovereignty concerns.

Kenya’s protests against the Ebola Quarantine Facility are as much about the economy as they are about sovereignty

A proposed U.S.-funded Ebola quarantine facility ignited fiery protests across Kenya, leaving two dead and forcing a High Court transparency order. But this isn’t just a health crisis. The controversy has shattered President Ruto’s "Hustler Nation" compact, channeling deep-seated public fury over skyrocketing fuel prices, state brutality, and a systemic erosion of governance, sovereignty, and trust. The post Kenya’s protests against the Ebola Qu…

AFRICOM Presses Kenya Ebola Facility Forward Despite Active Court Order

U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) has deployed personnel to Laikipia Air Base in Nanyuki, Kenya, to build a temporary Ebola isolation unit, pressing construction forward despite a Kenyan High Court order blocking the project. The deployed element includes medical, engineering, communications, security, and contract planners, AFRICOM confirmed. The troop count has not been disclosed. The force will not provide frontline medical care, instead using ra…