Kenyan police crack down on protest against US Ebola quarantine facility
Police detained protesters and fired tear gas as rights groups said two people died in unrest over a 50-bed U.S.-funded quarantine unit.
- Last week, protesters in Nairobi and other Kenyan cities vented anger at plans for a US-funded isolation ward for Americans exposed to Ebola, fearing the disease could enter a country that has never recorded a case.
- Despite a court order halting construction, the Kenyan government continues to back the project after signing a $1.6 billion health deal with the US; President William Ruto defended it as "very inhuman" to reject American aid.
- Rigathi Gachagua, Ruto's former deputy, told CNN the plan revealed "double standards" on the part of the US, calling the deal "totally insensitive" and placing US interests above Kenyan concerns.
- The controversy reflects a wider trend as countries like Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Ghana push back against US aid agreements, citing concerns over "preferential treatment of US companies" and data-sharing requirements.
- These disputes arise as President Donald Trump replaces traditional aid with his "America First Global Health Strategy," while Simon Mulongo, a former African Union special envoy, argues African states are no longer willing to sign away strategic assets.
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Americans who may be infected with Ebola should be quarantined in Kenya.
One killed as Kenyan protests at US Ebola centre turn violent
Violent protests erupt in Kenya over a US-built Ebola quarantine centre, resulting in one death. Citizens fear the facility will bring the deadly virus to Read More: https://punchng.com/one-killed-as-kenyan-protests-at-us-ebola-centre-turn-violent/
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Kenya protesters clash with police over proposed Ebola center for US citizens, in photos
Police in Kenya clashed with protesters against a planned U.S.-backed quarantine center that American officials said could house Ebola patients from the United States.
On Tuesday, a demonstration gathered hundreds of people in Nanyuki denouncing the construction of a quarantine centre for U.S. nationals exposed to Ebola. A man died as a result of his injuries, according to a local NGO.A man protesting against a quarantine centre for Americans at risk of Ebola haemorrhagic fever was seriously shot in the head on Tuesday in Kenya during clashes with the police. A Kenyan human rights NGO, Vocal Africa, confirmed …
The population of Nanyuki opposes the construction of an isolation centre for American nationals exposed to Ebola in the DRC and Uganda.
Why there's a debate over the new quarantine center for Americans at risk of Ebola
Opinions are divided about the new facility in Kenya. The U.S. defends it. Kenyans are protesting it. Doctors who were on the ground in the 2014 Ebola outbreak voice criticism as well.
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