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Kenyan president defends US Ebola facility amid deadly protests
Kenyan President William Ruto said allowing the US to build an Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya was the “right thing”.
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Kenyans protest Ebola quarantine centre for US citizens
Hundreds have protested in central Kenya against a US-funded plan to quarantine Americans exposed to Ebola there.
Published On 1 Jun 2026
Kenyans protest planned US Ebola quarantine facility
Hundreds protest near the site of the planned facility, which would serve US nationals exposed to the virus.
A police officer extinguishes a burning barricade in Nanyuki, Kenya. [Andrew Kasuku/AP Photo]
The protests on Monday came two days after Kenya’s High Court suspended the establishment of the facility and arrival of any foreign patients. [Andrew Kasuku/AP Photo]
Kenyan soldiers patrol as protesters rally against the proposed centre. [Andrew Kasuku/AP Photo]
Health Minister Aden Duale said that the quarantine centre is for 'everyone' and not exclusively for US nationals. [Andrew Kasuku/AP Photo]
Protesters in Nanyuki. [Andrew Kasuku/AP Photo]
Local leaders, including Laikipia Governor Joshua Irungu, told journalists they oppose an Ebola quarantine centre. [Andrew Kasuku/AP Photo]
Anti-riot police stand by as protesters rally in Nanyuki. [Andrew Kasuku/AP Photo]
A protester with a Kenyan flag near a burning barricade. [Andrew Kasuku/AP Photo]
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