Protest Erupts In Kenya Over Proposed Quarantine Centre For Americans Exposed To Ebola

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• Protest Erupts In Kenya Over Proposed Quarantine Centre For Americans Exposed To Ebola Published By, Last Updated: June 01, 2026, 19:03 IST Laikipia Governor Joshua Irungu warned that the project could endanger nearby communities, saying, “This will expose our people to Ebola.” A protester raises a Kenyan flag near a burning barricade during a demonstration against a proposed Ebola quarantine center to be established by the US at Laikipia Air Base in Nanyuki in Kenya on Monday.
• (AP Photo) A proposed Ebola quarantine facility at Kenya’s Laikipia Air Base sparked protests on Monday, with hundreds of young demonstrators marching through the town of Nanyuki to oppose plans to host US citizens exposed to the virus.
• The protest came shortly after Kenya’s High Court temporarily blocked the establishment of the centre and suspended the admission of foreign patients.
• The order followed a petition filed by the Law Society of Kenya and...