CS Duale says the isolation facility will boost disease surveillance and emergency response.

Kenya has authorised the US to establish a quarantine facility at a military base in Laikipia for Americans exposed to the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo.

The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has condemned the Kenyan government's negotiations with the US to establish an Ebola quarantine facility at…

NAIROBI: Kenya has provided written approval for the US to open a quarantine facility in the East African nation for Americans exposed to the Ebola outbreak centered in the…

By SHARON NAKOLA in Nairobi, Kenya |

MPs from the Mount Kenya region have opposed reported plans to establish an Ebola quarantine and treatment facility in Laikipia County, calling for full transparency from the…

The scheme, which had Nairobi’s approval, has been suspended due to concerns it could expose the public to “grave health risks.”

'We see no logic in Kenya and Laikipia County hosting such a facility. '

A 2015 biosecurity agreement opened doors for the US to set isolation facilities in Kenya.

Medics demand answers over Ebola facility.

CS Duale says the isolation facility will boost disease surveillance and emergency response.

According to the CS, the lab will enhance Kenya’s surveillance, diagnostic capacity, emergency preparedness exercises, critical medical supplies, and rapid response capabilities.

Growing public outrage over the planned US isolation facility stand in the way of a project.

Health CS Aden Duale has defended the proposed US-backed Ebola isolation facility in Laikipia, saying it will serve both Kenyans and Americans.

The Ruto administration is forging ahead with plans to establish a US Ebola quarantine and treatment centre in Laikipia County against a court order and the wishes of the majority…

Health Minister Aden Duale has said the quarantine centre was for ‘everyone’ and not exclusively for US nationals.

American personnel arrived at Kenyas Laikipia Air Base on Saturday as preparations continued for a controversial U

Laikipia leaders and MPs are demanding transparency from the national government over reported plans for an Ebola quarantine facility at Laikipia Air Base.

Protests against a planned U.S.-funded Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya have intensified, leaving one person reportedly dead and prompting legal challenges.

He says it boosts global health security and pandemic response.

“We are a responsible government. We know what we are doing. People should relax,” he said.