Hundreds protest outside Kenya’s Ebola quarantine center for US citizens after court suspended plan to establish facility
Hundreds of youths protested in Nanyuki, Kenya, against the establishment of an Ebola quarantine center for American citizens at Laikipia Air Base. The protests followed a court ruling that suspended the facility's establishment due to concerns over Kenya's health system. Local leaders expressed fears that the center would expose the community to the virus, despite assurances that it would serve everyone, not just U.S. nationals.
- ▪Protests erupted in Nanyuki against a planned Ebola quarantine center for Americans.
- ▪Kenya's High Court suspended the facility's establishment pending a hearing.
- ▪Local leaders voiced concerns about exposing the community to Ebola.
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World News Hundreds protest outside Kenya’s Ebola quarantine center for US citizens after court suspended plan to establish facility By Associated Press Published June 1, 2026, 8:50 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Hundreds of youths in Kenya’s central town of Nanyuki on Monday demonstrated against the establishment at the Laikipia Air Base of an Ebola quarantine center for American citizens exposed to the virus. The protests come two days after Kenya’s High Court suspended the establishment of the facility and the arrival of any foreign patients pending the hearing of a case filed by the Law Society of Kenya and a constitutional watchdog.
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