By SHARON NAKOLA in Nairobi, Kenya |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Demonstrators take part 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, June 9, 2026. [Photo/Agencies]
Fresh protests broke out on Tuesday in Nanyuki, central Kenya, over a proposed United States-funded Ebola quarantine facility at Laikipia Air Base, highlighting growing public opposition to a project that has become the subject of legal and political disputes.
Police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators as residents blocked roads and demanded the suspension of construction on the planned 50-bed facility. Local media reported heavy security deployments and largely deserted streets in parts of the town.
