Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleViolent protests erupted in Nanyuki, central Kenya, resulting in two deaths, over plans for a US-backed Ebola quarantine facility at a military air base. Residents and local leaders oppose the project, fearing it could endanger local communities and questioning why Kenya should host a quarantine centre for US citizens. The controversy escalated after Kenya's government approved a request from the Trump administration to establish the facility for Americans potentially exposed to Ebola. President William Ruto defended the plan, stating it is part of a national emergency preparedness strategy and not solely for the United States, despite public outrage. A Kenyan judge temporarily suspended the project last week following a lawsuit, while flight-tracking data showed a US military C-130 aircraft landing in Nanyuki recently, adding to local suspicions. In fullDeadly violence erupts in Kenya as Trump admin orders Ebola quarantine for AmericansThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Deadly protests in Kenya over US-backed Ebola quarantine facility
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleViolent protests erupted in Nanyuki, central Kenya, resulting in two deaths, over plans for a US-backed Ebola quarantine facility at a military air base. Residents and local leaders oppose the project, fearing it could endanger local communities and questioning why Kenya should host a quarantine centre for US citizens. The controversy escalated after Kenya's government approved a request from the Trump administration to establish the facility for Americans potentially exposed to Ebola. President William Ruto defended the plan, stating it is part of a national emergency preparedness strategy and not solely for the United States, despite public outrage. A Kenyan judge temporarily suspended the project last week following a lawsuit, while flight-tracking data showed a US military C-130 aircraft landing in Nanyuki recently, adding to local suspicions. In fullDeadly violence erupts in Kenya as Trump admin orders Ebola quarantine for AmericansThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
