Kenya orders immediate halt to controversial US-backed Ebola facility
Kenya minister says US-run Ebola facility plans halted after court order.
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Kenya minister says US-run Ebola facility plans halted after court order. The quarantine facility is intended for US citizens who are suspected to have contracted Ebola in the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Kenya stops constructing US-run Ebola site amid public outcry; $13.5m US funding is criticised as masking health risks.
Furthermore, A protester returns a tear gas canister launched by anti-riot police during a demonstration against a proposed Ebola quarantine center - Copyright © africanews Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. "I have directed the immediate and complete cessation of any intended construction, site preparation, or related activities concerning the Laikipia Air Base facility pending the hearing and determination of the substantive petition or until further orders of this court," health minister Aden Duale said. Kenyan Health Minister Aden Duale has ordered the suspension of the construction of an Ebola quarantine center for Americans after he was held in contempt by a court that had halted the project.
In addition, Many Kenyans strongly oppose the facility, with deadly protests erupting since the complex was announced in May for US citizens evacuated from the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is grappling with a widespread Ebola outbreak. Kenya’s health minister orders suspension of construction on a US-backed Ebola facility.
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Kenya minister says US-run Ebola facility plans halted after court order.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesThe quarantine facility is intended for US citizens who are suspected to have contracted Ebola in the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Kenya stops constructing US-run Ebola site amid public outcry; $13.5m US funding is criticised as masking health risks.
according to Al Jazeera English — All NewsA protester returns a tear gas canister launched by anti-riot police during a demonstration against a proposed Ebola quarantine center - Copyright © africanews Copyright 2026 The Associated Press.
according to Africanews"I have directed the immediate and complete cessation of any intended construction, site preparation, or related activities concerning the Laikipia Air Base facility pending the hearing and determination of the substantive petition or until further orders of this court," health minister Aden Duale said.
according to AfricanewsKenyan Health Minister Aden Duale has ordered the suspension of the construction of an Ebola quarantine center for Americans after he was held in contempt by a court that had halted the project.
according to The Seattle TimesMany Kenyans strongly oppose the facility, with deadly protests erupting since the complex was announced in May for US citizens evacuated from the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is grappling with a widespread Ebola outbreak.
according to The Guardian - WorldKenya has halted the construction of Ebola facility.
according to SABC NewsKenya’s health minister orders suspension of construction on a US-backed Ebola facility.
according to The Seattle TimesThe affected countries are the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has recorded more than 1,000 confirmed cases and Uganda which has had 20 confirmed cases - most imported from DR Congo - so far.
according to Hiiraan Online +1Washington intends to provide $13.5m (£10.7m) in aid to fund Kenya's Ebola preparedness efforts, according to a spokesperson for US Secretary of State Marco Rubio That amount is part of a larger $112m US commitment for the regional response to the outbreak.
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