WorldKenyan police shot and killed a protester as hundreds of people staged new demonstrations on Tuesday against a quarantine centre in Kenya for Americans exposed to Ebola, eyewitnesses and a protest leader told Reuters.Eyewitnesses say man died from a gunshot wound to the headThomson Reuters · Posted: Jun 09, 2026 11:26 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour agoListen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Demonstrators gather along a street in a protest against a U.S.-backed Ebola quarantine plan to establish a 50-bed facility at a Kenyan air force base intended to host Americans exposed to Ebola, in Nanyuki town, Laikipia County, Kenya, on Tuesday. (Monicah Mwangi/Reuters)Kenyan police shot and killed a protester as hundreds of people staged new demonstrations on Tuesday against a quarantine centre in Kenya for Americans exposed to Ebola, eyewitnesses and a protest leader told Reuters.Patrick Wahome, who has helped organize protests in the central town of Nanyuki against the facility, and eyewitnesses at the scene said the man died from a gunshot wound to the head. Two Reuters reporters, who did not witness the shooting themselves, saw the body lying motionless with a large wound to the head in the back of a police van.A police spokesperson said he did not have information about the incident.The proposed 50-bed unit at the Laikipia Air Base, next to Nanyuki, has angered many Kenyans. They accuse the U.S. of offloading the risk of caring for those exposed to the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, where there have been more than 500 confirmed cases and 100 confirmed deaths.Two people were killed in protests last week in Nanyuki, where frustration has grown as Kenyan and U.S. authorities publicly reaffirm their commitment to the plan.On Tuesday, police began firing tear gas early in the morning to disperse hundreds of protesters who had gathered in different parts of the town. Some waved Kenyan flags and one carried a white cross emblazoned with the phrase "Reject Ebola" in red.More than 10 protesters were also detained by police, Reuters reporters said.WATCH | The impact of aid cuts on the Ebola front line:The impact of aid cuts on the Ebola front lineJune 4|Duration 1:51CBC's Eli Glasner asked a doctor working on the front line of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo about the impact of foreign aid cuts, including the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) last year.Protester Priscilla Imani said the area's association with the quarantine facility was scaring away tourists who typically come to climb Mount Kenya or see rhinoceroses at a nearby nature conservancy."My message is this: Laikipia is not a dumping site and our voices must be heard," she told Reuters.A High Court judge has twice issued orders barring Kenya's government from taking steps to build or begin operations ⁠at the site. Her latest order gave the government one week to disclose all agreements and operational protocols related to the facility.Joshua Malidzo, a lawyer challenging the quarantine plan on behalf of the Katiba Institute legal advocacy group, said the court's deadline expired on Monday without the government complying.U.S. military planes have continued to ferry in staff and equipment after the court issued its orders, according to U.S. and diplomatic sources and flight tracking data, with several aircraft expected to land this week.Riot police officers disperse demonstrators in Nanyuki town on Tuesday. (Monicah Mwangi/Reuters)Satellite imagery seen by Reuters shows a buildup of white tents since late May on a roughly 11-acre plot on the air base.A government spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment.The United States has said it is aware of the court challenge and was "working with the Kenyan government to resolve any objections."Several U.S. citizens have been exposed to Ebola in eastern Congo and Uganda.Six, including one who tested positive for the disease, were moved to a medical facility in Germany last month, while another was taken to the Czech Republic.Aid cuts have slowed fight to contain Ebola in central Africa, doctors sayUgandans, Congolese and South Sudanese in Canada got visas suspended in wake of Ebola travel restrictionsU.S. President Donald Trump's administration has ⁠said it "cannot and will not allow" any Ebola cases to enter the U.S.The Nanyuki facility is designated for Americans who ​have been exposed to the virus but are still asymptomatic. Kenyan officials have said the facility would also serve Kenyans and foreign nationals, but U.S. officials have not confirmed this.Many protesters directed their anger at President William Ruto, with some chanting "Ruto must go!" The president said last week that his administration was doing "the right thing" by establishing the centre.WATCH | Ebola travel bans:Canada, Mexico, U.S. ban travel from Ebola-impacted countries for World CupMay 28|Duration 2:05FIFA World Cup host countries Canada, Mexico and the United States, announced coordinated 90-day travel bans from Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and South Sudan over concerns about the worsening central African Ebola outbreak.