Kenya's Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale and Medical Services Principal Secretary Ouma Oluga have admitted communication failures regarding the proposed Kenya-US Ebola isolation and testing facility at Laikipia Air Base.

• The government acknowledged the need to better explain the Sh1.7 billion project funded by the United States.
• Officials, including Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale and Principal Secretary Ouma Oluga, defended the project's necessity despite public concerns.
• The facility is intended to bolster regional preparedness for outbreaks like the current one in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and South Sudan.