What started as a peaceful march turned into running battles with police in Nanyuki town.
By Mercy Mwende
Correspondent
Nation Media Group
Hundreds of Laikipia residents brought Nanyuki Town to a standstill on Monday as protests against the proposed Ebola quarantine facility at the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) Laikipia Air Base escalated into clashes with police, forcing businesses to shut down.
News of the facility being set up in Laikipia also triggered cancellations across the hospitality sector.
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Residents of Nanyuki, a town in Kenya's Laikipia County, in their hundreds stormed the streets on Monday in a mass protest…
Nanyuki town was brought to a standstill as residents protested against a proposed Ebola quarantine facility at Laikipia Air Base.
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Hundreds of youths in the Kenyan town of Nanyuki have demonstrated against an Ebola quarantine center at Laikipia Air Base
