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Young Kenyans protest Ebola quarantine centre for US citizens Hundreds of youths in Kenya’s central town of Nanyuki on Monday showed against the establishment at the Laikipia Air Base of an Ebola quarantine centre 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. The two organisations cited Kenya’s fragile health system as the reason...

Kenya: Air Base Cordoned Off As Hundreds Protest Planned Ebola Facility [Capital FM] Nairobi -- Hundreds of residents in Nanyuki staged a protest on Monday against the proposed establishment of an Ebola quarantine and isolation facility at Laikipia Airbase, amid growing national debate over Kenya's preparedness and role in managing cross-border infectious disease cases.

Kenyan healthcare workers are pushing back hard against reported plans for the U.S. to establish Ebola quarantine/treatment facilities in Kenya for exposed American personnel during the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in Central/East Africa.

Kenya: Rights Group Moves to Block Proposed Ebola Quarantine Facility for U.S. Citizens [Capital FM] Nairobi -- Katiba Institute has filed a petition in court seeking to stop the proposed establishment of a quarantine facility in Kenya for American citizens exposed to Ebola and other highly infectious diseases.

Kenya: Law Society Opposes U.S. Proposal to Set Up Ebola Treatment Centre in Kenya [Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has opposed a reported proposal by the United States to establish an Ebola treatment centre in Kenya, stressing that such facilities should be located closer to outbreak epicentres, rather than in countries without active cases.

Kenya: Law Society Opposes U.S. Proposal to Set Up Ebola Treatment Centre in Kenya [Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has opposed a reported proposal by the United States to establish an Ebola treatment centre in Kenya, stressing that such facilities should be located closer to outbreak epicentres, rather than in countries without active cases.

Kenya: Rights Group Moves to Block Proposed Ebola Quarantine Facility for U.S. Citizens [Capital FM] Nairobi -- Katiba Institute has filed a petition in court seeking to stop the proposed establishment of a quarantine facility in Kenya for American citizens exposed to Ebola and other highly infectious diseases.

Katiba Institute is challenging the proposed establishment of a quarantine facility for American citizens exposed to Ebola & other highly infectious diseases in Kenya. The petition, through Counsel Joshua Malidzo, has been filed under a certificate of urgency. katibainstitute.org/katiba-insti...

Kenya: Laikipia County Opposes Proposed Ebola Quarantine Facility in Nanyuki [Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Laikipia County Government has formally opposed plans to establish an Ebola quarantine and isolation facility within the county, citing concerns over public health safety, economic impact, governance procedures and the welfare of children living and studying near the proposed site.