Kenyan police fired tear gas early Tuesday to break up a protest against a planned Ebola quarantine center for US citizens in the central town of Nanyuki.
Small groups of demonstrators gathered near the site of the proposed 50-bed facility at Laikipia Air Base. Some of them wore protective medical uniforms, waved Kenyan flags and carried a coffin with "Ebola" written on it. The AFP news agency reported that several people were arrested.
The site, which lies about 200 kilometers (124 miles) from the capital, Nairobi, is to be managed by US staff and host Americans exposed to Ebola in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.Some protesters wore medical scrubs and waved the Kenyan flagImage: Monicah Mwangi/REUTERS
Why has the plan hit opposition?
Kenya has no recorded Ebola cases, and plans for the facility have angered many locals who say it could bring the virus into the country.
