{"id":1728,"date":"2026-06-01T21:05:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T21:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=1728"},"modified":"2026-06-01T21:05:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T21:05:56","slug":"hundreds-of-youths-protest-outside-kenyas-ebola-quarantine-center-for-us-citizens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=1728","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds of youths protest outside Kenya\u2019s Ebola quarantine center for US citizens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya<\/strong> | Hundreds of youths in Kenya\u2019s central town of Nanyuki on Monday demonstrated against the establishment at the Laikipia Air Base of an Ebola quarantine center for American citizens exposed to the virus.<\/p>\n<p>The protests come two days after Kenya\u2019s High Court suspended the establishment of the facility and the arrival of any foreign patients pending the hearing of a case filed by the Law Society of Kenya and a constitutional watchdog.<\/p>\n<p>The two organizations cited Kenya\u2019s fragile health system as the reason why foreign Ebola patients should not be quarantined in the country.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. officials said Thursday that the United States was planning to send Americans exposed to Ebola while abroad to a new facility in Kenya instead of flying them home. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the administration\u2019s plans. They said the facility would be at Laikipia Air Base and would be operational with 50 quarantine beds by Friday.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>On Monday, hundreds of youths marched to the gates of the air base, chanting anti-Ebola slogans.<\/p>\n<p>Health Minister Aden Duale on Sunday said the quarantine center was for \u201ceveryone\u201d and not exclusively for U.S. nationals.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. government intends to commit $13.5 million toward Kenya\u2019s Ebola preparedness efforts, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Local leaders, including Laikipia Governor Joshua Irungu, had told journalists that they were opposed to the establishment of an Ebola quarantine center.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis will expose our people to Ebola,\u201d he said, adding that many locals work inside the air base and could be exposed.<\/p>\n<p>A resident, Malin Ndegwa, said Kenya should not be exposed to the virus by hosting foreigners when it is not the epicenter of the outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy are they not doing it in the DRC (Congo)? Why are they not doing it in Uganda? Why must they bring it here? So we are saying, we categorically, no negotiations, no public participation, we want nothing. We want that facility taken out of our town, we want it taken out of Kenya,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Kenya has not recorded Ebola cases, but neighboring Uganda has reported nine and closed its border with Congo.<\/p>\n<p>At least 282 confirmed cases have been reported in Congo with over 1,000 suspected cases of the Bundibugyo virus, the current species of Ebola, which has no approved treatment or vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=1722\">Trump is facing a new inflation warning from the bond market, adding to his midterm challenges<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=1724\">Jerome Powell uses JFK award speech to warn against political pressure on Fed, courts and schools<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=1726\">Venezuela\u2019s ruling party unity cracks as Delcy Rodr\u00edguez shifts Ch\u00e1vez-era policies<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya | Hundreds of youths in Kenya\u2019s central town of Nanyuki on Monday demonstrated against the establishment at the Laikipia Air Base of an Ebola quarantine center for American citizens exposed to the virus. 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