A protester gestures to Kenyan soldiers during a demonstration against a proposed Ebola quarantine center in in Nanyuki, Kenya, Monday, June 1, 2026
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Kenya's health minister said on Wednesday that the US-funded quarantine centre would proceed, days after deadly protests erupted over the project
A protester gestures to Kenyan soldiers during a demonstration against a proposed Ebola quarantine center in in Nanyuki, Kenya, Monday, June 1, 2026
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