Key Facts

• The Ebola quarantine center is being built at Laikipia Air Base in Nanyuki, Kenya.
• It is intended to quarantine Americans arriving from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which currently has an Ebola outbreak.
• Kenya has never recorded an Ebola case, leading to local opposition against the center.
• Police used teargas and water cannons to control protesters who threw stones and lit fires.
• At least one person was shot and killed during the clashes, and others were injured.
• The center will have 50 isolation beds and will be managed by US staff.
• Kenya’s government supports the project, citing long-standing aid relations with the United States.
• The US has pledged $13.5 million to help Kenya prepare for Ebola.
• Some local politicians and protesters want Kenya to handle health issues independently.
• Tourism in Kenya has been negatively affected by news of the Ebola center.