NAIROBI: Kenya has ordered a halt to preparations for a US-run Ebola quarantine facility, the health minister told a court Tuesday, after being held in contempt for ignoring a previous stop-work order. Kenyans have strongly opposed the plan and deadly protests have taken place since the facility was announced in May for potential US citizens evacuated from the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is grappling with a major Ebola outbreak.

Kenya has ordered a halt to preparations for a US-run Ebola quarantine facility, the health minister told a court Tuesday after being held in contempt for ignoring a previous…

NAIROBI: Kenya has ordered a halt to preparations for a US-run Ebola quarantine facility, the health minister told a court Tuesday, after being held in contempt for ignoring a…

Decision comes after Aden Duale was held in contempt for ignoring previous high court ruling to stop work

The facility is intended to house American personnel who may have been exposed to Ebola during the ongoing outbreak

The project had sparked court proceedings, public protests and questions about the country's role in responding to an outbreak beyond its borders.

Kenya stops constructing US-run Ebola site amid public outcry; $13.5m US funding is criticised as masking health risks.

Kenya has ordered a halt to preparations for a controversial US-run Ebola quarantine facility, the health minister told a court Tuesday, after being held in contempt for ignoring…

Health Minister Aden Duale told a court he ordered an immediate stop to construction, after being held in contempt for ignoring previous court orders. The plans to set up the…

Kenyan Health Minister Aden Duale has ordered the suspension of the construction of an Ebola quarantine center for Americans after he was held in contempt by a court that had…

Kenya’s health minister on Tuesday ordered the suspension of the construction of an Ebola quarantine center for Americans, a day after he was held in

Kenya has ordered an immediate halt to the construction of a controversial U

Kenya has ordered a halt to the construction of an Ebola quarantine facility managed by the United States. This was stated by the country's Health Minister Aden Duale after being…

Kenyan Health Minister Aden Duale halted construction on a U.S.-backed Ebola quarantine facility after a judge found him in contempt of court.