NAIROBI, June 1 (Reuters): 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, residents told Reuters, days after the High Court ordered the government to suspend the plan temporarily.
The court ordered the temporary suspension on Friday after a lawsuit was brought arguing that the site could endanger public health.
Senior US officials said the 50-bed unit at an air force base in Laikipia county would serve Americans who have been exposed to the virus but are still asymptomatic.
Kenya's government has also confirmed plans to set up the facility, with Health Minister Aden Duale saying in a statement on Saturday that it was part of a wider push to strengthen emergency response systems.
A number of military aircraft flew in and out of Nanyuki late last week and over the weekend, in what diplomats and experts said appeared to be part of ongoing US preparations for the quarantine unit despite the court order.
Protest against planned US Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya
FE Team | Published: June 01, 2026 22:27:04
Protest against planned US Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya
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