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May 31, 2026
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US Ebola quarantine facility traced to 2016 Kenya-US pact

US Ebola quarantine facility traced to 2016 Kenya-US pact

Growing public outrage over the planned US isolation facility stand in the way of a project...

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Plans for a US Ebola quarantine facility in Laikipia, Kenya, funded with Sh1.7 billion from the US government, are rooted in a 2016 pact between the two nations. Despite public outcry and a temporary court-ordered halt, the facility aims to screen US nationals suspected of contracting the virus.

  • The facility is intended to screen US nationals suspected of having the deadly disease.
  • The primary organizations involved are the Kenyan government and the US government.
  • The project stems from a July 24, 2015 agreement on cooperation in threat reduction biological engagement programs, ratified into Kenyan law in 2016.

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