Kenyan police fire tear gas at protest against US Ebola quarantine centre plan
Summary
Kenyan police used tear gas to break up protests in Nanyuki against a US plan to build an Ebola quarantine center. The center is meant to treat American patients from an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but local residents worry about health risks and want more information.Key Facts
- The protests in Nanyuki involved people waving Kenyan flags, holding signs, and carrying a coffin labeled "Ebola."
- Police previously shot and killed two people during similar protests.
- A Kenyan court ordered a halt to the center’s opening, citing public health risks.
- The planned center will have 50 beds and be staffed by US medical workers.
- The facility is meant to treat Americans affected by Ebola in DR Congo, which has over 600 confirmed cases and 102 deaths.
- Kenya itself has not reported any Ebola cases.
- President William Ruto supports the plan, saying rejecting it would be "inhuman."
- Despite the court order, construction at the site has continued.
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