Ebola facility targets to wipe out Mt Kenya community, claims Gachagua
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has opposed plans to establish an Ebola quarantine and treatment facility in Laikipia County...
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Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has strongly opposed the proposed establishment of an Ebola quarantine and treatment facility in Laikipia County, claiming it is a plot to harm the Mount Kenya community.
- Gachagua alleges the facility is a "strategic plan by William Ruto to wipe out the Mount Kenya community."
- The former Deputy President stated that residents of Meru, Laikipia, and the wider Mount Kenya region reject the facility.
- He criticized regional elected leaders for their silence on the matter.
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Gachagua Opposes Ebola Quarantine Facility in Laikipia - June 2026
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has strongly opposed the proposed establishment of an Ebola quarantine and treatment facility in Laikipia County, claiming it is a plot to harm the Mount Kenya community. President William Ruto has defended the plan, citing significant funding from the United States for the facility at a military base. Meanwhile, Busia residents are on high alert due to a potential Ebola threat, with intensified surveillance along border crossings amid concerns about cross-border transmission. Residents of Busia are also strongly opposing government plans to transform Alupe Hospital into an Ebola quarantine center, causing that initiative to stall. Concerns and anxieties are rising across Kenya amid questions surrounding the potential threat of the Ebola virus.
