Kenyans Killed Protesting U.S. Ebola Quarantine Centers

I recently reported that the Trump administration plans to send U.S. citizens exposed to the Ebola virus to Kenya rather than bring them home for observation and treatment as the outbreak of this hemorrhagic disease continues in the Africa.

I noted that President Donald Trump’s team had taken the lessons of the deadly 2014 outbreak to heart, when an infected patient spread the disease to his nurses while being treated at a Texas hospital.

Reports from Kenya indicate that the quarantine center is now being targeted for demonstrations and at least three people have been killed in the subsequent unrest.

At least one person has been killed after Kenyan police opened fire as hundreds of demonstrators protested a quarantine centre for US citizens exposed to Ebola, which the United States government is racing to build in the central town of Nanyuki.

On Tuesday, the NGO Vocal Africa posted on X that one person had died after being shot in the head by Kenyan police who earlier used water cannon, tear gas to disperse the crowds.

The proposed 50-bed unit at an air force base in Nanyuki has angered many Kenyans, who accuse the US of offloading the health risk of caring for those exposed to the Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda.

Last week, hundreds took to the streets in Nanyuki amid growing frustration among residents as Kenyan and US authorities publicly reaffirmed their commitment to the plan despite court orders. At the time, the demonstration also turned violent, with at least two people killed and one wounded.

Police in Kenya have fired tear gas to break up a protest in the central town of Nanyuki against the construction of an Ebola quarantine centre for US citizens. Last week, two people died after being shot as police dispersed similar protests. https://t.co/cavnnDd7NT pic.twitter.com/Eo2qQbrBFl

— BBC News Africa (@BBCAfrica) June 9, 2026

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