Kenyan court halts plans for US Ebola quarantine facility
A Kenyan court has temporarily blocked the opening of a new Ebola quarantine center for U.S. nationals. The facility was set to open on the same day the court issued a restraining order due to concerns raised by a local advocacy group. The case will be heard again on June 2, as the controversy surrounding the facility continues to unfold.
- ▪A Kenyan court issued a temporary restraining order against the opening of a U.S. Ebola quarantine center.
- ▪The facility was challenged by the Katiba Institute for being established in a secretive manner.
- ▪The next hearing regarding the case is scheduled for June 2.
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A Kenyan court on Friday temporarily blocked the opening of a new Ebola quarantine center for U.S. nationals on the same day the facility was set to open. The U.S. and the Kenyan government recently reached an agreement allowing Washington to establish the center to monitor U.S. citizens from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, where the Ebola outbreak is concentrated. But a Kenyan advocacy group known as Katiba Institute challenged the development, alleging the 50-bed facility was being established in a “secretive, unilateral” manner that “raises grave constitutional concerns regarding the rights to life, health, fair administrative action, public participation, and parliamentary oversight.” Recommended Stories US to open quarantine and biocontainment unit in Kenya for Americans…
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