America, the CIA and medical projects that raise red flag as Kenya embraces Ebola plan
Why here, why now, and why inside a military airbase?..
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Kenya is facing public scrutiny and protests over a plan to host a US-backed Ebola treatment facility, raising concerns about national sovereignty and transparency. The facility, intended for Americans exposed to Ebola, is to be located at the Laikipia Airbase.
- The facility's placement within a military airbase and the lack of public participation fuel controversy.
- Concerns are amplified by historical instances of US intelligence agencies using medical projects for covert operations, such as the CIA's use of a fake vaccination campaign in Pakistan.
- Kenyan officials, including Health Cabinet Secretary Adan Duale and President William Ruto, have defended the facility as a national preparedness measure, but critics question why Kenya, with no Ebola outbreak, is hosting such a facility for foreign nationals.
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Kenya Races to Keep Ebola Out as Protests Erupt Over Laikipia Quarantine Facility - June 2026
Kenya is intensifying efforts to prevent the importation of Ebola, with Public Health Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni highlighting concerns even as all 59 suspected cases tested negative. The country is facing public scrutiny and protests over a plan to host a US-backed Ebola treatment facility at the Laikipia Airbase, intended for Americans exposed to Ebola. An autopsy has confirmed that a 27-year-old Nanyuki resident died from a gunshot wound during protests against the proposed Ebola quarantine facility in Laikipia County.
