‘We don’t have another country to run to’: Kenyans fear US plan for Ebola quarantine site
Summary
People in a Kenyan town oppose a US plan to set up an Ebola quarantine center near their community. The residents fear the facility could bring the virus to Kenya and treat Kenyans unfairly. The Kenyan court has temporarily blocked the plan while the issue is being debated.Key Facts
- The US wants to build an Ebola quarantine site at Laikipia Air Base in Nanyuki, Kenya.
- Local residents worry the site will expose them to Ebola and see it as unfair treatment by the US.
- Kenya has had protests against the plan; police reportedly fired on demonstrators, with disputed reports of deaths.
- The Ebola outbreak is currently active in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC); Kenya has no confirmed cases.
- The outbreak involves the Bundibugyo virus, which has no approved vaccine or treatment.
- The US plans to bring 30 medical workers and build 50 beds at the Kenyan site to isolate infected Americans.
- Kenya’s president supports the plan, saying it protects public health, but others in Kenya strongly oppose it.
- Kenya’s high court has temporarily stopped the quarantine facility’s creation and the admission of Ebola-exposed people.
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