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Kenyan minister orders halt to construction of US Ebola facility

The Guardian UK Tuesday 23 June 2026, 11:35 UTC By Agence France-Presse in Nairobi 1 min read
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Decision comes after Aden Duale was held in contempt for ignoring previous high court ruling to stop work Kenya’s health minister has told a court he has ordered a halt to preparations for a US-run Ebola quarantine facility, after being held in contempt for ignoring a previous stop-work order. Many Kenyans strongly oppose the plan and deadly protests have erupted since the facility was announced in May for US citizens evacuated from the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is grappling with a...

Decision comes after Aden Duale was held in contempt for ignoring previous high court ruling to stop work

Kenya’s health minister has told a court he has ordered a halt to preparations for a US-run Ebola quarantine facility, after being held in contempt for ignoring a previous stop-work order.

Many Kenyans strongly oppose the plan and deadly protests have erupted since the facility was announced in May for US citizens evacuated from the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is grappling with a large-scale Ebola outbreak.

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