Health workers stand in a new Ebola treatment center during a visit of WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Bunia, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May 31, 2026. [AFP]
The Kenya Association of Physicians (KAP) has said Kenya should not establish an Ebola quarantine facility because the Bundibugyo strain carries a significant risk with no known vaccine or treatment.
The physicians said the diagnostic capability for the strain is also limited with no validated testing tool.
The United States has committed Sh1.7 billion towards establishing the Ebola quarantine facility in Laikipia County to cater for its citizens who may be exposed to the virus.
However, the facility has been opposed by a section of Kenynas and doctors over safety concerns.
