Kenya health minister says US Ebola quarantine centre will proceed

Kenya’s health minister said on Wednesday that the US-funded quarantine centre would proceed, days after deadly protests erupted over the project. The US-built facility at Kenya’s Laikipia Air Base was due to open last week, according to US officials, to quarantine Americans arriving from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which is battling a major Ebola outbreak. But it has been temporarily blocked by a court order, and triggered protests on Monday that killed two people, according to a...

By Agence France-Presse

Kenyan opposition to Ebola quarantine centre for US citizens grows

In Kenya, the High Court has extended the suspension order against the implementation of a controversial agreement between Kenya and the United States that includes plans for an Ebola quarantine facility for Americans suspected of being infected with the virus. This comes amid protests over said centre, during which two people have died. The court has also prohibited the transfer of patients from third countries to Kenya. FRANCE 24's Bastien Renouil tells us more from Nairobi.

By FRANCE24

Health CS Aden Duale appears before Parliament over US-Kenya Ebola deal

CS Duale denies reports that Laikipia centre is for Americans only.