The arrival of a large aircraft at Laikipia Air Base has intensified debate over a proposed Ebola quarantine facility in Nanyuki, with local leaders and residents raising concerns.

In a conference call with reporters, senior administration officials said more than 30 U.S. public-health officers were en route to staff the 50-bed unit, which will be located at…

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…

U.S. government plans to open a quarantine center for Americans exposed to Ebola on an air base in Kenya have been temporarily halted by a court order.

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

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The High Court of Kenya has called for a temporary halt to the United States' plans to establish a 50-bed Ebola quarantine facility for Americans.

Somewhere in or around State House, someone thinks this is a good idea.

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

There has been a public outcry to the plan to bring American citizens exposed to the deadly virus in the region into Kenya.

Kenya’s approval for the United States to establish an Ebola quarantine facility at Laikipia Air Base has ignited a storm of ethical, political, and public health concerns

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

The arrival of a large aircraft at Laikipia Air Base has intensified debate over a proposed Ebola quarantine facility in Nanyuki, with local leaders and residents raising concerns.

Hundreds of youths in Kenya’s central town of Nanyuki on Monday demonstrated against the establishment at the Laikipia Air Base of an Ebola quarantine center for American citizens…

Residents of Nanyuki, a town in Kenya's Laikipia County, in their hundreds stormed the streets on Monday in a mass protest against plans by the United States to establish an Ebola…

Protesters in Kenya are protesting plans by the U.S. to build a quarantine and treatment center at Laikipia Air Base.

Hundreds of youths in the Kenyan town of Nanyuki have demonstrated against an Ebola quarantine center at Laikipia Air Base

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Hundreds of youths in Kenya’s central town of Nanyuki on Monday demonstrated against the establishment at the Laikipia Air Base of an Ebola quarantine center…

Hundreds of youths marched to Kenya’s Laikipia Air Base on Monday to protest against plans to establish an Ebola quarantine centre for American citizens exposed to the virus.

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