Busia Residents Oppose Alupe Hospital as Ebola Quarantine Center - June 2026

Residents of Busia county are strongly opposing government plans to transform Alupe Hospital into an Ebola quarantine center, causing the initiative to stall. Concerns and anxieties are rising in Kenya amid questions surrounding the potential threat of the Ebola virus. President Ruto defends the Ebola facility plan, stating that rejecting the US offer would be inhuman. Deputy President Gachagua has raised alarm over forest grab, security and Ebola centre plan.