Kenyan court finds minister in contempt over US Ebola site
Key takeaways
- Health Minister Duale disobeyed order to halt construction at proposed facility for infected US nationals, court says.
- xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Demonstrators against a US-backed Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya, June 9, 2026.
- Justice Patricia Nyaundi Mande said on Monday that Health Minister Aden Duale had commissioned construction at the site in central Kenya despite multiple orders issued in late May and early June to halt activities.
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Health Minister Duale disobeyed order to halt construction at proposed facility for infected US nationals, court says.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Demonstrators against a US-backed Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya, June 9, 2026. [Monicah Mwangi/Reuters]By AFP and Reuters Published On 22 Jun 202622 Jun 2026Kenya’s High Court has found the health minister in contempt for moving ahead with construction plans for a quarantine facility for United States nationals infected with the Ebola virus in violation of court orders.
Justice Patricia Nyaundi Mande said on Monday that Health Minister Aden Duale had commissioned construction at the site in central Kenya despite multiple orders issued in late May and early June to halt activities.