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Activists chant slogans as they carry placards and a mock coffin during a protest against a US-built Ebola quarantine centre planned to begin operations at Kenya's Laikipia Air Base, in Nairobi on June 2, 2026.[AFP]
I was in the Laikipia wilds recently, trying to espy on the construction of that Ebola facility that Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale can’t quite decide if it’s still ongoing, despite his arrogant declaration that he need not consult anyone.
I digress. My mission there was a lot more edifying than evaluating politicos’ histrionics; I had a rendezvous with a driver who kept time to the minute, then drove so carefully I was able to catch a wink or two in the early morning ride.
Even more uplifting, the Sunday traffic was light, and the newly-paved Marwa road is smooth as a baby’s back, to use a well-worn cliché. Put simply, there was a lot to gladden the heart.
