US Establishes Ebola Quarantine Center at Kenya's Laikipia Air Base
Hundreds of youths demonstrated Monday outside Laikipia Air Base against a planned Ebola quarantine facility for U.S. citizens. Kenya's High Court had suspended the project two days earlier.
Hundreds of youths marched to the gates of Laikipia Air Base in Nanyuki on Monday, chanting slogans against an Ebola quarantine center intended for American citizens exposed to the virus. The demonstration followed a Thursday announcement by U.S. officials that the United States planned to house exposed Americans at the Kenyan base rather than returning them home.
The officials, speaking anonymously, said the facility would have 50 beds and become operational by Friday. Kenya's High Court suspended the project on Saturday after the Law Society of Kenya and a constitutional watchdog filed suit. The groups argued that Kenya's health system is too fragile to accommodate foreign Ebola patients.
Background on the Facility Health Minister Aden Duale stated Sunday that the center would serve anyone exposed to Ebola, not only U.S. nationals. The U.S. government plans to provide $13.5 million for Kenya's Ebola preparedness efforts, according to a statement from Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The protests occurred two days after the court order halted construction and the arrival of any foreign patients pending further hearings.
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The same facts could be read as the US responsibly establishing a secure, well-funded forward quarantine facility in a strategic location to protect American lives and simultaneously bolstering Kenya’s Ebola preparedness with $13.5 million.
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