Protest outside Kenya’s planned US Ebola quarantine centre
Summary
Hundreds of people protested in central Kenya against plans to build an Ebola quarantine center near Nanyuki for people exposed to the virus, including US citizens. Kenya’s High Court has temporarily stopped the center from opening while a legal case is considered, and some local leaders are concerned about health risks.Key Facts
- The proposed Ebola quarantine center would be at Laikipia Air Base near Nanyuki, Kenya.
- The facility is meant for anyone exposed to Ebola, not only US citizens, according to Kenya’s Health Minister.
- The US plans to send Americans exposed to Ebola abroad to this center instead of bringing them back to the US.
- The US is providing $13.5 million to help Kenya prepare for Ebola.
- Kenya’s High Court suspended the center’s setup after legal challenges by the Law Society of Kenya and a constitutional watchdog.
- Local leaders, including the governor of Laikipia, oppose the center, fearing it could expose local people to Ebola.
- Kenya has had no Ebola cases, but nearby Uganda has reported nine and closed its border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo has reported at least 263 confirmed cases of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, which has no approved vaccine or treatment.
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