Protests erupt in Kenya over US Ebola quarantine centre in Nanyuki
Key takeaways
- Anger grows in Kenya as residents accuse the US of offloading Ebola risks onto Kenyans.
- Last week, hundreds took to the streets in Nanyuki amid growing frustration among residents as Kenyan and US authorities publicly reaffirmed their commitment to the plan despite court orders.
- During the latest protest, police used tear gas to disperse small groups of protesters.
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Anger grows in Kenya as residents accuse the US of offloading Ebola risks onto Kenyans.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Police officers detain a demonstrator during a protest against a US-backed Ebola quarantine plan at a Kenyan airbase for Americans exposed to Ebola, in Nanyuki, Laikipia County, Kenya, June 9, 2026 [Monicah Mwangi/Reuters]By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters Published On 9 Jun 20269 Jun 2026Kenyan police have fired tear gas to disperse protesters in the central town of Nanyuki, who have been opposing a quarantine centre for Americans exposed to Ebola that the United States government is racing to build despite Kenyan court orders barring further work.
The proposed 50-bed unit at an air force base has angered many Kenyans, who accuse the US of offloading the health risk of caring for those exposed to the Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda.