MPs summon Health CS Duale over reported Ebola quarantine arrangement involving U.S. citizens
Duale is expected to appear before the parliamentary committee on Tuesday, June 2, to provide lawmakers with a comprehensive briefing on the arrangement and outline the measures put in place to manage the public health situation. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capital..
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Kenya's Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has been summoned by the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Health to address reports of a U.S.-Kenya agreement for quarantining Americans exposed to the Ebola Bundibugyo virus.
- Duale is expected to brief lawmakers on Tuesday, June 2, regarding Kenya's preparedness and any bilateral arrangement.
- The potential quarantine facility, reportedly for U.S. citizens and operated by American personnel, has drawn scrutiny amid the ongoing outbreak in Uganda and the DRC.
- A recent High Court ruling has temporarily halted the establishment of any such foreign-government-involved Ebola facilities in Kenya pending further hearings.
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