Kenya Protest Over 50-Bed US Ebola Facility Leaves 1 Man Shot in Nanyuki

3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jun 9

A man was shot in the head during Tuesday's protest near Laikipia airbase in Nanyuki, where residents were demonstrating against a proposed US Ebola quarantine center.
Dozens gathered wearing protective gear and carrying a coffin marked “Ebola,” while police used teargas and made several arrests as protesters rejected hosting potentially exposed people in Kenya.
The plan would bring 30 US medical personnel to staff a 50-bed facility, even though Kenyan courts have temporarily blocked both the center and entry of Ebola-exposed people pending a 23 June hearing.
The shooting follows rising anger over the project; two people were killed in protests in Nanyuki last week, while President William Ruto has said Kenya should proceed because of longstanding US aid support.
The dispute comes as Uganda and the DRC fight a Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak that WHO has labeled an international public health emergency, with no known cases reported in Kenya.