Two people shot dead amid Kenya protests against US Ebola quarantine centre plan

The US plan has sparked public anger and led to demonstrations near the site of the proposed treatment facility.

U.S. Ebola Unit Plans in Kenya, Subject of Protests, Suffers New Setback From Court Ruling

The court further delayed the Trump administration’s proposed quarantine unit for Americans exposed to the virus. The plan has sparked angry protests in Kenya.

By Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Brian O. Otieno

Kenya Ordered to Disclose Details of Ebola Center Deal With US - Bloomberg.com

Kenya Ordered to Disclose Details of Ebola Center Deal With US  Bloomberg.com

Kenyan court extends order blocking U.S. hospital for American Ebola patients

The court extended for seven days its order stopping the opening of the U.S. field hospital. It also directed the Kenyan government to detail its deal with the U.S.

By Rael Ombuor

‘We don’t have another country to run to’: Kenyans fear US plan for Ebola quarantine site

People from town of potential site for US citizens with Ebola symptoms say it puts them at risk in country with no known cases People from a town in central Kenya where the US wants to set up an Ebola quarantine facility for its citizens have strongly criticised the plan, saying they fear it will expose them to the virus and that it is indicative of double standards on the part of the US. “Everybody should be quarantined in their home country. We shouldn’t allow foreigners to bring us disease...

By Carlos Mureithi in Nanyuki

High Court orders Kenya government to release details of Ebola facility

Hundreds of people took to the streets in the central Kenyan town of Nanyuki to protest against the planned site.

Ebola: Kenya's president defends US site amid protests

A Kenyan court has blocked a planned quarantine center for US citizens, as President Ruto urged people to "relax" about the facility. Meanwhile, the WHO has dramatically scaled back the number of suspected cases.

Protests over US Ebola centre in Kenya kill 2, court keeps block on site

A Kenyan court blocked on Tuesday for another three weeks a proposed US Ebola quarantine facility that has triggered protests killing two people and ordered the government to disclose its agreement with Washington. The proposed 50-bed unit on an air force base in central Kenya for Americans exposed to the virus in Democratic Republic of Congo or Uganda ‌has angered many Kenyans. They accuse the US of offloading the health risk of caring for patients. A Kenyan court last week temporarily...

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Two killed in Kenya protests over US Ebola centre

In tonight's edition, two people reportedly die in Kenya during protests over a planned quarantine center for US nationals. Also, Kenyans march under banners bearing the names of hundreds of murdered women. And Beninese creators are turning to digital games to help young people explore their cultural heritage in new ways.

By Georja CALVIN-SMITH

Deadly violence erupts in Kenya as Trump admin orders Ebola quarantine for Americans

Hundreds of people took ​to the streets in the central Kenyan town of Nanyuki on Monday to protest moves by the ‌United States to set up an Ebola quarantine facility at a military base there

By Aaron Ross and Humphrey Malalo

Two people killed in Kenya protest against US Ebola quarantine site plan, organizer, sources say

Kenyan President William Ruto defended a US-backed Ebola quarantine facility at a military base after two people were killed during protests.

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Two people shot dead amid Kenya protests against US Ebola quarantine centre plan

Two people have been shot dead in the central Kenyan town of Nanyuki amid protests against US plans to establish an Ebola isolation centre at a military base nearby, the BBC has learnt.

By Deborah Okailey Quarcoo