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Kenyan president defends US Ebola facility amid deadly protests
Kenyan president defends US Ebola facility amid deadly protests Kenyan president defends US Ebola facility amid deadly protests Kenyan President William Ruto said allowing the US to build an Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya was the “right thing”. At least two people were killed this week in protests against the facility, which is being built on a US air force base for Americans exposed to the virus. Published On 4 Jun 2026
Kenya’s president defends US Ebola facility after protest deaths
Kenya’s president defends US Ebola facility after protest deaths At least two people were killed earlier this week during protests in Nanyuki - Bookmark Kenyan President William Ruto has defended his government's decision to allow the United States to build an Ebola quarantine facility in the country as satellite imagery reveals rapid construction, despite protests and court orders blocking the project. The tented facility, located in Nanyuki, central Kenya, is designed as a 50-bed unit for...
Two people shot dead in Kenya protests against Ebola plan
Kenyan police shot and killed two people who were protesting a US-backed plan to establish an Ebola quarantine facility in central Kenya. The victims were among the hundreds of protesters who had gathered near the Laikipia Air Base in Nanyuki, Kenya, where the government plans to build a 50-bed quarantine facility to temporarily house and monitor people exposed to Ebola. The plan comes from a bilateral agreement between Kenyan President William Ruto and the administration of US President...
Kenya: Protester shot dead at rally against US Ebola center
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Kenya police fire tear gas at protest against US Ebola center
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High Court orders Kenya government to release details of Ebola facility
High Court orders Kenya government to release details of Ebola facility Hundreds of people took to the streets in the central Kenyan town of Nanyuki against the planned site. Kenya’s High Court has ordered the government to disclose details of a proposed United States-linked Ebola quarantine facility, a day after hundreds of people took to the streets in the central town of Nanyuki to protest about the planned site. The Reuters news agency said two people died from gunshot wounds during...
Deadly violence erupts in Kenya as Trump admin orders Ebola quarantine for Americans
Deadly violence erupts in Kenya as Trump admin orders Ebola quarantine for Americans Hundreds of people took to the streets in the central Kenyan town of Nanyuki on Monday to protest moves by the United States to set up an Ebola quarantine facility at a military base there - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Two people were killed in central Kenya on Monday after angry protests erupted over plans to establish a U.S.-backed Ebola quarantine facility at a military air base, sparking fears the...
At least one person killed protesting Ebola quarantine centre for US citizens in Kenya
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WHO, Africa CDC unveil $518m Ebola plan as Uganda death toll rises
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Ebola: Kenya's president defends US site amid protests
Ebola: Kenya's president defends US site amid protests June 2, 2026A Kenyan court on Tuesday extended an order blocking a proposed US Ebola quarantine center for American citizens. The controversial plan to build the 50-bed center at an air base in the central town of Nanyuki triggered protests this week. Hundreds of people clashed with security forces near the site, which they argue could expose them to Ebola.