Kenya Continues US-Funded Ebola Facility Project Despite Court Order and Public Protests
The Kenyan government is proceeding with a US-funded Ebola facility despite a court order to halt construction and public demonstrations. The facility, intended only for Americans, has sparked controversy amid concerns over public health risks and perceptions of foreign influence.
Kenya has not recorded a single case of Ebola from the current outbreak, which is centered in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and neighboring Uganda. The United States is setting up a field hospital in Kenya for the quarantine and treatment of Americans, according to the Guardian. The Kenya High Court ordered the facility to temporarily close down, warning that it would expose the public — in a country without a confirmed Ebola case — to unacceptable risks, as reported by Bhekisisa.org. Despite the court order, the Kenyan government continued to back the project. Protesters in Nairobi and other cities chanted, 'Kenya is not an American colony!' The first American responders reportedly landed at the Laikipia airbase on Saturday, according to the Guardian. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) union is calling for Americans exposed to Ebola to be brought home for treatment, and experts are urging the Trump administration to abandon plans for the Kenya facility, both as reported by the Guardian. Ebola spreads through contact with bodily fluids, according to Bhekisisa.org. The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was first reported on 15 May, per the same source. Kenya recently signed a $1.6 billion health deal with the US, according to CNN.
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