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US equipment, experts arrive at Kenya Ebola facility despite court order, protests
A Kenyan court extended a block on the 50-bed U.S. quarantine center as officials disclosed the agreement and protests left two people dead.
- Kenya Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale announced Wednesday that the US-funded quarantine center at Laikipia Air Base will proceed, despite a high-court suspension and deadly protests that left two people dead.
- U.S. officials constructed the bio-isolation facility to quarantine asymptomatic Americans exposed to the Ebola virus in central Africa, operating under a long-standing bilateral health partnership between the United States and Kenya.
- A Kenyan court extended the facility's suspension on Tuesday, as the Katiba Institute petitioned for transparency, demanding officials disclose bilateral agreements and operational protocols by June 9.
- Duale dismissed concerns the site would be exclusive, stating it will serve both Kenyans and U.S. nationals, while authorities clarified construction preparations will resume following initial confusion over legal orders.
- The United States has committed over $162 million to the regional Ebola response, as Kenya strengthens national preparedness with 29 designated isolation facilities across counties amid the ongoing outbreak.
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