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Ruto Defends US-Backed Ebola Facility, Says Kenya Must Prepare for Future Outbreaks

Ruto Breaks Silence on Controversial US-Backed Ebola Facility as Protests Erupt in Laikipia President William Ruto has strongly defended the planned US-backed Ebola quarantine facility...

EAC Health Ministers Convene Emergency Meeting Over Ebola Outbreak

EAC Calls Emergency Meeting as Ebola Death Toll Rises and Regional Fears Grow Health ministers from the eight member states of the East African Community...

Nanyuki Residents Protest Proposed Ebola Quarantine Facility

Nanyuki Erupts in Protest as Residents Reject Government Plan to Build Ebola Quarantine Facility Residents of Nanyuki took to the streets on Monday, June 1,...

World No Tobacco Day 2026: WHO Warns of Growing Youth Nicotine Addiction

🗺World No Tobacco Day is being marked globally on May 31, with health experts warning that tobacco and nicotine companies are increasingly targeting young...

Kenya-US Biological Threat Agreement Resurfaces Amid Laikipia Ebola Facility Controversy

Kenya-U.S. Biological Pact Resurfaces as Laikipia Ebola Facility Sparks National Debate A bilateral agreement signed between Kenya and the United States in 2022 has resurfaced...

Fears Over U.S. Control Rejected as Duale Says KDF Will Run Ebola Centre

Duale Confirms KDF Will Operate Laikipia Ebola Facility as Government Moves to Ease U.S. Military Fears Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has confirmed that the...

Omtatah Petitions JSC to Remove Judges Over Delayed Kenya-US Health Deal Ruling

Omtatah Seeks Removal of Appeal Court Judges Over Delayed Reasons in Kenya-US Health Deal Case Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has petitioned the Judicial Service Commission...

US Moves Ahead With Ebola Monitoring Mission Despite Court Orders

U.S. Deploys Ebola Response Team to Kenya as Court Blocks Quarantine Centre Plan The United States has announced the deployment of a specialised Ebola response...

High Court Suspends Kenya-U.S. Ebola Quarantine Centre, Bars Entry of Exposed Persons

High Court Halts Kenya-U.S. Ebola Quarantine Deal as Judge Bars Entry of Exposed Persons The High Court in Nairobi has temporarily suspended the establishment of...

Government Speaks Out on Alleged U.S.-Kenya Ebola Treatment Deal

The Ministry of Health has moved to calm growing public anxiety after reports emerged suggesting the United States could send Ebola-exposed patients to Kenya...