Kenyan Police Kill 1 Protester in Nanyuki Ebola Facility Unrest as Court Orders on 50-Bed Site Go Unmet
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Updated · NBC News · Jun 10
Kenyan Police Kill 1 Protester in Nanyuki Ebola Facility Unrest as Court Orders on 50-Bed Site Go Unmet
3 articles · Updated · NBC News · Jun 10
Summary
A protester was shot dead in Nanyuki on Tuesday as hundreds demonstrated against a proposed Ebola quarantine centre for Americans at Laikipia Air Base; Reuters reporters later saw the body in a police van.
Police also fired tear gas and detained more than 10 protesters, while the Kenya Human Rights Commission said hooded officers used live rounds and arbitrarily arrested 19 people.
The unrest centers on a planned 50-bed unit that many residents say shifts U.S. Ebola risk onto Kenya and is already hurting tourism around Mount Kenya and nearby rhino reserves.
A High Court judge has twice barred construction or operations and ordered disclosure of all related agreements, but a lawyer challenging the plan said that deadline expired Monday without government compliance.
Despite the court orders, U.S. military flights have continued bringing staff and equipment and satellite imagery shows white tents expanding on the roughly 11-acre base site.