U.S. Sends Troops to Support Laikipia Ebola Facility

Construction of the 50-bed facility has been suspended by the High Court as the death toll from the Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda climbs to 139...

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The United States has deployed military personnel to Kenya to support a controversial Ebola quarantine facility at Laikipia Air Base, despite a High Court order temporarily halting its construction.

The Ksh1.7 billion facility is intended to triage, isolate, and monitor American citizens exposed to Ebola in the region.
Key players include the U.S. State Department, AFRICOM, and the Katiba Institute, which filed a petition challenging the project.
Despite public opposition, protests, and a legal challenge, the Kenyan government, through Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale, maintains its support for the facility.

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