Two killed in Nanyuki protests over US-funded Ebola facility

Two people were killed during protests in Nanyuki on Monday against a US-funded Ebola quarantine facility at Laikipia Air Base.

The protests began around 7am with hundreds of residents carrying placards and chanting demands for the facility to close by June 9. Security officers fired during the unrest and fires burned on roads in parts of Nanyuki.
The High Court extended orders halting the project and directed the government to disclose all agreements and protocols within seven days.
The US House Committee on Foreign Affairs criticised the plan, stating that Americans should be repatriated and treated in domestic facilities.

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Protesters in Nanyuki demonstrating against an Ebola quarantine facility.
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Protests erupt in Nanyuki over planned Ebola quarantine facility

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Residents of Nanyuki protested on Monday against plans to build a US-backed Ebola quarantine facility at the Nanyuki airbase.

An autopsy has confirmed that a 27-year-old man died from a gunshot wound during protests against an Ebola quarantine facility in Laikipia County. The findings have increased pressure on authorities.

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Kenya's High Court has temporarily halted a government plan to set up an Ebola center under a US agreement. The orders came hours after Washington announced millions in funding.

The Kenyan government has strengthened its emergency preparations to tackle Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.

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Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has halted construction of a planned multi-agency security facility along the Moyale-Marsabit-Isiolo road corridor following disputes over land ownership between Wajir and Marsabit counties. The decision came after a meeting with leaders from both counties on Friday, May 15. Clashes the previous day left several people injured.

The World Health Organisation has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern. Kenya has responded by activating its emergency preparedness measures. The Bundibugyo strain has caused 80 deaths so far.

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The Court of Appeal has lifted an injunction blocking implementation of a $1.6 billion health cooperation agreement between Kenya and the United States signed in December 2025.

 

 

 

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