President Ruto Defends Ebola Quarantine Facility Plan for Laikipia Military Base - June 2026

President William Ruto has strongly defended a plan to establish an Ebola quarantine facility for Americans at a military base in Laikipia, stating that rejecting the US offer would be 'inhuman' and citing significant funding from the United States. However, residents of Busia county are strongly opposing government plans to transform Alupe Hospital into an Ebola quarantine center, causing that initiative to stall. Concerns and anxieties are rising nationwide amid questions surrounding the potential threat of the Ebola virus, with intensified surveillance along border crossings in Busia. Deputy President Gachagua has also raised alarm over the Ebola center plan among other security concerns.