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Two people killed in Kenya protest against US Ebola quarantine site plan: Report
The judge ordered Kenya to disclose the agreement within seven days as critics warn the 50-bed plan could expose local communities to Ebola risk.
- On Monday, two people were killed in Nanyuki, Kenya, during a protest against a US-backed Ebola quarantine facility at Laikipia Air Base, with organizer Patrick Wahome alleging police opened fire on demonstrators.
- Residents and local leaders rallied against the planned 50-bed isolation center, which President Donald Trump requested to house Americans potentially exposed to Ebola, fearing it could expose their community to the virus.
- While President William Ruto defended the project as part of a 'long-running health partnership,' US healthcare officials warned Congress that treating Americans abroad raises 'profound clinical, ethical, operational, and legal concerns.'
- A Kenyan court temporarily suspended the plan last week following a lawsuit arguing the site could endanger public health, though Ruto did not acknowledge the court order amid ongoing tensions.
- Flight-Tracking data indicates a US military C-130 transport arrived at the base on Friday, as the administration stated it 'cannot and will not allow' Ebola cases to enter US soil, necessitating overseas quarantine facilities.
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The East African country has not yet recorded any Ebola cases. But now the US government wants to establish a quarantine station for American citizens there. The resistance is great.
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Why the US doesn’t want American Ebola patients to return home
Activists in Nairobi, Kenya, protest against a US-built Ebola quarantine center planned to begin operations at Kenya's Laikipia Air Base on June 2, 2026. | Luis Tato / AFP via Getty Images As global concern about an Ebola outbreak in central Africa grows, hundreds of Kenyans have taken to the streets to protest a plan by the Trump administration to send American citizens who have been exposed to the virus to Kenya, rather than bringing them bac…
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