UPDATE: US Ebola centre: A court has directed the government to disclose all agreements, approvals, risk assessments, and operational protocols related to the proposed Laikipia County facility within seven days. The High Court in Nairobi has temporarily stopped the planned establishment of a United States-linked Ebola quarantine facility in Laikipia County. The decision follows an
Kenya has approved the U.S. plan to establish an Ebola quarantine and monitoring facility in Laikipia County to manage Americans exposed to the virus during the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo). The facility is set to begin operations on Friday and will be based at Laikipia Air Base. During the
Katiba Institute has moved to court seeking to block the proposed establishment of an Ebola quarantine and treatment facility in Kenya. According to a statement issued on May 28, 2026, the institute filed the petition under a certificate of urgency through counsel Joshua Malidzo, targeting the Attorney-General and the Cabinet Secretary for Health. The petition